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Dolley Todd Madison (née Payne; May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of both political parties, essentially spearheading the concept of bipartisan cooperation. Previously, founders such as Thomas Jefferson would only meet with members of one party at a time, and politics could often be a violent affair resulting in physical altercations and even duels. Madison helped to create the idea that members of each party could amicably socialize, network, and negotiate with each other without violence. By innovating political institutions as the wife of James Madison, Dolley Madison did much to define the role of the President's spouse, known only much later by the title first lady—a function she had sometimes performed earlier for the widowed Thomas Jefferson.
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Dorthea Payne 20 May 1768 Guilford County, North Carolina American Colony (now USA)
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12 July 1849 (aged 81) Washington, D.C., USA
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John Payne Todd 2nd child with John Todd (1) Male b. 29 Feb 1792 d. 16 Jan 1852 Age: 59 (at death) 1792-1852 Son of US President
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