William Madison

William Madison
Born (1762-05-05)May 5, 1762
King George, Virginia, British America
Died July 20, 1843(1843-07-20) (aged 81)
Woodberry Forest, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance  United States
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War
War of 1812

William Madison (May 5, 1762 – July 20, 1843) was an American general. He served in the War of 1812 and American Revolutionary War. Son of James Madison Sr. and Eleanor Rose Conway, he was the brother of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.[1][2] Madison married Frances Throckmorton and had eleven children.[3] He was the grandfather of Confederate Brigadier-General James E. Slaughter.

References

  1. Grinnan, A. G (1897). "Record of General Wm. Madison's Family". The William and Mary Quarterly. 6 (2): 116. doi:10.2307/1915370. JSTOR 1915370.
  2. Dabney, William Henry (1888). Sketch of the Dabneys of Virginia: With Some of Their Family Records.
  3. http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/dmde/editorialnote.xqy?note=all
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