Birthdate: May 20, 1768
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Guilford County
Died: July 12, 1849
Dolley Madison, the wife of James Madison, the fourth U.S. President, was renowned for hosting bipartisan social gatherings in Washington that encouraged cooperation between political parties. She played a crucial role in defining the responsibilities of the President’s spouse, later recognized as the First Lady. Madison was instrumental in furnishing the White House and famously rescued a portrait of George Washington during the British attack in 1814. Despite financial challenges in her later years, Madison’s legacy as a highly regarded First Lady lives on.
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