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James Madison, Father of the U.S. Constitution. In May, 1787 the 55 Delegates to the United States Constitutional Convention set off to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Traveling in the late 18th century wasn't easy, and what would take modern Americans just hours took the Founding Fathers weeks.
 James Madison was the fourth president and  served two terms (1809-1817)  Father of the Constitution because he played  an important role in its writing and also kept â¦ notes at the  Convention which proved to be historically valuable.