James Madison was the President of the United States in 1812.
James Madison was the 4th President of the United States from 1809 March 4 to 1817 March 4, serving 2 terms. He was previously the Secretary of State in Thomas Jefferson's government.
James Madison was the President of the United States in 1812.
James Madison (born March 16, 1751 in Port Conway, Virginia; died June 28, 1836 in Montpelier, Virginia) succeeded Thomas Jefferson as the fourth President of the United States, serving between March 4, 1809 and March 4, 1817, including the whole of the year 1812. He had to flee the White House when parts of Washington were burned by the British. The failures of some campaigns in the War of 1812 led to Madison's support for both a stronger military and for a national bank system.
James Madison was the President of the United States in 1811.
James Madison (born March 16, 1751 in Port Conway, Virginia; died June 28, 1836 in Montpelier, Virginia) succeeded Thomas Jefferson as the fourth President of the United States, serving between March 4, 1809 and March 4, 1817, including the whole of the year 1811.
The 4th President of the United States was James Madison from March 4, 1809 to March 4, 1817. His Vice Presidents were George Clinton from1809-181, Elbridge Gerry from 1813-1814 and had no Vice President from 1814-1817. Daniel D. Tompkins was the Vice President under President James Monroe from 1817-1825.
It was on December 24, 1929 while Hoover was President. It did severe damage to the West Wing and to Hoover's oval office but dud not affect the main part of the White House. It was caused by a defective chimney flue in a fire place.
Elbridge Thomas Gerry was a anti-federalist who eventually supported the federalist policies. He served as the fifth Vice President of the United States from March 4, 1813 to November 23, 1814.
James Madison was the president in 1814 when this event occurred. The British did not exactly capture the city. It was a hit-and-run attack. They left after torching some of the key government buildings and focused on Fort McHenry and the harbor of Baltimore which had much greater strategic importance.
Washington DC was captured by the British in 1814. The British burned down the White House
The 4th President of the United States was James Madison from March 4, 1809 to March 4, 1817
William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson were both leading armies against the British in 1814
James and Dolly Madison were there in 1814.
In August 1814 at the end of the war of 1812 to be exact. After the Americans burnt down the town of York, which was the capital of Upper Canada at the time. Luckily for the president at the time an American came and warned them that the british were attacking and the president got out a.s.a.p.
Answer: The Octagon House
Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, the 4th US President.
The White House has seen fire twice; the first in 1814 and the second in 1929. James Madison was President during the fire of 1814 when the British set fire to many public buildings in Washington.
James Madison served from 1809 to 1817.
James Madison (in 1814)
President James Madison had to flee the White House in 1814.
John Quincy Adams
James Madison was the President when the British torched the White House in 1814.There was another fire in the West Wing while Herbert Hoover was President.