James Madison (standing in Benjamin Franklin's garden, with Franklin on far right, Alexander Hamilton on far left, and James Wilson sitting next to Madison) was a key player at the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
Source: Architect of the Capitol, From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
President James Madison, in his first term
Source: Smithsonian Institution, James Madison (by Thomas Sully, 1809)
James Madison lived until 1830
Source: Smithsonian Institution, James Madison (by Chester Harding, c.1829-30)
despite opposition from Patrick Henry, including manipulation of the boundaries of the voting districts, James Madison (standing on left) was elected to the First Congress after ratification of the Constitution
Source: Architect of the Capitol, The First Federal Congress, 1789