King of Kings - by Lewis Lavoie
Panel #132
 James Madison
Country
 4th President of the United States
In office
 March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
Born
 March 16, 1751
Died
 June 28, 1836 (aged 85)
Wikipedia: James Madison, Jr. was an American politician and political philosopher who one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the Constitution", he was the principal author of the document. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution. The first President to have served in the United States Congress, he was a leader in the 1st United States Congress, drafted many basic laws and was responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution .
As president, he led the nation into the War of 1812 against Great Britain in order to protect the United States' economic rights. During and after the war, Madison reversed many of his positions. By 1815, he supported the creation of the second National Bank, a strong military, and a high tariff to protect the new factories opened during the war.