James Madison's Presidency Summary

Madison’s first political office came about in 1774, when he 23. That first job was as a member of the Orange County Committee of Safety. The Committee of Safety served Orange County (located in Virginia) by forming militias and ensuring that in the event of revolution the county would be able to govern itself.
The first Continental Congress started meeting in the summer of 1774. It was short lived, but the second Continental Congress convened the next summer and it would last for nearly six years. Madison was elected to serve in the Virginia Convention, which had the job of writing that state’s constitution. Together with George Mason, James Madison rewrote the draft that would eventually become Virginia’s constitution. He would later use it as a reference and a model for the United States’ Constitution. At age 25, Madison would write the bulk of the Constitution that related to the separation of powers.
Getting back to the political affairs in Virginia and with a constitution written Virginia assembled its first state government. In late 1776, James Madison was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. While a member of the House of Delegates, he met Thomas Jefferson and they worked together on issues pertaining to religious freedom.
After the revolution, Madison was enlisted to help Thomas Jefferson write the
Serving on various committees, during the time that the fledgling nation was negotiating its independence from Great Britain, Madison proved his importance to Congress. He addressed Congress at one point on a plan for national unity, calling on the people of the 13 colonies to think and act for the good of the nation. Along with Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, Madison strongly encouraged the 13 states to forget self-interest and local bias and consider what would best bring about a confederation of states and lead to a prosperous