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**James Madison** **James Madison was born on March 16, 1751. He is from Virginia. When he lived there, he lived on a plantation that grew tabacco and grains that were worked by many slaves. His father, James Madison, and mother, Eleanor Rose Conway, were both wealthy plantation owners. He had three brothers and three sisters. James Madison had a lot of politcal jobs. First, he was a delegate to the Virginia Covention. Then, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates three times.**
 * "Father of the Constitution"**
 * The Constitutional Convention was basically a meeting were every state sent delegates. There are fify - five delegates, which had great leaders from the revolution. When they met, they had kept everything secret. The delegates were brought together because they wanted to change and rewrite the Constitution. One of the members were James Madison. People weren't impressed with him, at first, because he was short and thin. James was confident though and was always eager to learn. **