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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 (March 16, 1751 â June 28, 1836) was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the fourth President of the United States (1809â1817), and 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.