James Monroe

AKA:

President James Monroe

Birth Name:

James Monroe

Birth Date:

April 28, 1758

Birth Place:

Monroe Hall, Virginia

Death Date:

July 4, 1831

Place of Death:

New York City, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Tuberculosis

Cemetery Name:

Hollywood Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He oversaw major westward expansion of the U.S. and strengthened American foreign policy in 1823 with the Monroe Doctrine, a warning to European countries against further colonization and intervention in the Western Hemisphere.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Hollywood Cemetery

412 South Cherry Street

Richmond, Virginia, 23220

United States

North America

Map:

Map of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia

Grave Location:

Section: Mount, Plot: 1, 2, and 3

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery turn left and follow the blue line on Eastvale Avenue. Stay to the left as it turns into Westvale Avenue and continue along until you come to Morton Avenue. Turn right on Morton Avenue and then right again on Monroe Avenue and then look for the single car parking spot for the President’s Circle. Walk down the path and you will find both John Tyler and James Monroe in the small circle of gravesites.

Grave Location GPS

37.53378849789, -77.4565217868

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FAQ's

James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758.

James Monroe was born in Monroe Hall, Virginia.

James Monroe died on July 4, 1831.

James Monroe died in New York City, New York.

James Monroe was 73.

The cause of death was Tuberculosis.

James Monroe's grave is in Hollywood Cemetery

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