Madison

Japanese: マディソン

American politician. Fourth president (1809-1817). He played an active role in drafting and establishing the United States Constitution, and was one of the Federalists along with A. Hamilton and J. Jay. He was known as a theorist and was called the "Father of the Constitution." Later, he came into conflict with Hamilton, organized the opposition Republicans, and became Secretary of State (1801-1809) before becoming president, but failed to lead the War of 1812 with Britain. In his later years, he contributed to the founding of the University of Virginia.

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Japanese:

米国の政治家。第４代大統領（1809年―1817年）。合衆国憲法の起草・制定に活躍，A.ハミルトン，J.ジェーとともにフェデラリスツの一人，理論家として知られ，〈憲法の父〉と呼ばれた。後ハミルトンと対立し，野党リパブリカンズを組織，国務長官（1801年―1809年）を経て大統領となったが，英国との1812年戦争の指導に失敗した。晩年はバージニア大学の創設に寄与。

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