s, at the age of eleven his studies included Logic, Math, Philosophy, Astronomy, and French at a school kept by the family preacher Donald Robertson." "The last two years of his schooling were spent at the plantation being tutored by Reverend Thomas Martin" (Rakove 2). "In 1769 he was accepted to the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton)." "Completing a four-year degree in two years he graduated in 1771, and remained at Princeton where his health became delicate" (Rakove 2). "After recovering he began to study law" (Ketcham 51). "In 1776 at the age of 23 Madison’s public career began when he became a member of the King George County Committee for Public Safety in Virginia." "For the rest of his life, he would be of service to the nation" (The Federalist 1). "Madison’s future wife Dolley Payne Todd grew up in a small Quaker community in Virginia." "Shortly after moving to Philadelphia in 1783, she married a wealthy Quaker by the name of John Todd" (Ketcham 376). "The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 took the life of Dolley's husband and infant son" (Ketcham 378). "After being introduced by a mutual friend Aaron Burr, Dolley and James began dating." "They were married on September 15, 1794" (Ketcham 379). "The young couple spent three winters in Philadelphia, living in the abandoned Monroe house, and then in a lavish home off Spruce street" (Ketcham 383). "After moving back to Orange County, Virginia in 1797, and living in the Montpelier mansion, Dolley assumed the role of plantation hostesses" (Ketcham 387). "Dolley and James had not had any children between them." "Their infertility did seem to cause some amount of psychological damage to the marriage, but Madison claimed no political influence" (Ketcham 387). "James Madison made his first constitutional contribution to law by his defense of free religion as a right, not a privilege" (Blanco 1). "In October of 1776, he made the longtime friendship of T...
