James Spence Monroe

James Monroe (Apr 28, 1758 - Jul 4, 1831) was the 5th President of the United States, 8th Secretary of War, 7th Secretary of State, 4th U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom, 5th U.S. Minister to France, the 12th and 16th Governor of Virginia and a Senator of Virginia. He ran for president in the Election of 1808, but lost the nomination to James Madison. He also ran in the Election of 1816 and the Election of 1820 and ended up winning both.