1758 Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, April 28
1774 Entered the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 16
1776 Officer in the Continental Army, American Revolution 18
1776 Wounded in the shoulder, Battle of Trenton, NJ 19
1777 Aide to General Lord Stirling (with young Lt. Lafayette) 19
1780 Appointed by Governor Thomas Jefferson as Military Commissioner (from VA) 22
1780 Law student, read the law under the direction of Governor Jefferson 22
1782 Chosen to the VA Assembly and its Executive Control 24
1783 Member of the Confederation Congress of the United States (3 years) 25
1786 Married Elizabeth Kortright of New York 27
1786 Moved to Fredericksburg, VA
First child, Eliza, born there (lived in city through 1789) 28
1787 Admitted to practice before the Court of Chancery, Court of Appeals and the General Court; chosen to Fredericksburg's Common Council, Vestry of St. George's Church, Trustee of the Fredericksburg Academy 29
1787 Chosen again to the Virginia Assembly 29
1788 Chosen to represent Spotsylvania County, VA in the Virginia Convention to consider Ratification of the new U.S. Constitution 30
1789 Moved from Fredericksburg to Albemarle County, VA 31
1790 U.S. Senator 32
1791 Member of the commission for revising the laws of Virginia 33
1794 Commissioned Minister to France by President George Washington (3 years in France) 36
1799 Chosen Governor of Virginia and chosen twice more, holding office until 1802 41
1799 Moved to "Highland," Albemarle County, VA (now Ash Lawn - Highland) 41
1803 Commissioned Minister to France, Spain and England in Jefferson's administration 44
1803 With Robert Livingston, signed treaty purchasing Louisiana Territory 45
1804 Went from London to Madrid to negotiate for purchase of Florida 46
1806 Commissioned, with William Pinkney, to negotiate treaty of friendship with England 47
1807 Returned with his family to the United States 49
1810 Chosen a third time to the Virginia Assembly 52
1811 Chosen a fourth time Governor of Virginia 53
1811 Appointed Secretary of State by President Madison (until 1817) 53
1814 Appointed Secretary of War by President Madison (until 1815) 56
1817 Inaugurated fifth President of the United States, March 4 58
1819 Florida ceded to the U.S. 61
1820 Missouri admitted to the Union under the "Missouri Compromise" 62
1821 Inaugurated for second term as President, March 5 62
1823 Message to Congress containing the "Monroe Doctrine" 65
1824 Reception for General Lafayette, during his "Triumphal Tour of America," at White House 66
1825 Retired from Presidency, moved to "Oak Hill," near Leesburg, Virginia 66
1827 Elected to the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia 68
1829 Member and President of the Virginia Constitutional Convention, Richmond, VA 71
1830 Following Elizabeth Monroe's death in the fall, moved to daughter's home in New York City 72
1831 Died at 63 Prince Street, New York City on July 4 73
1858 Remains moved from New York to Richmond, interred in new tomb in Hollywood Cemetery ---
