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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.
(1751-1836). The Father of the Constitution, James Madison was the fourth president of the United States, serving from 1809 to 1817. Succeeding Thomas Jefferson as president, Madison was confronted with British naval threats overseas and hostile Native Americans stirred by British resentment of the United States.