answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Madison was a US Congressman and Secretary of State before he was president.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

He was a member of the Virginia state legislature and the U. S. House of Representatives, and he served as U. S. Secretary of State under President Jefferson.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What elected offices did James Madison hold before president?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Which president held the most elected offices at the same time?

A president must resign his previous office before he becomes President. People can not hold two elected offices at the same time, as a rule.


Was Theodore Roosevelt in any other elected offices before he was president?

governor of new york


Who was the first congressman to be elected president?

James Madison, the fourth president, served a term in Congress before he was President. He was the first president with experience in Congress.


What happened first the non intercourse act or James Madison elected?

James Madison was elected in November, 1808. The non intercourse act was passed on March 1, 1809, a few days before Madison was inaugurated as president.


What were some of Ronald Reagan's elected offices before he became president?

Reagan served two terms as governor of California. He was also elected president of his union, the Screen Actors' Guild.


When was James A. Garfield elected to office?

James Garfield was president in the year 1881


How many presidents served as secretary of state before being president?

I count six -- Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Quincy Adams, VanBuren and Buchanan were Secretaries of State before being elected president.


Which president was re-elected in 1056?

No U. S. President was elected before 1789.


How many years did President Obama hold State and National offices as Senator?

Barack Obama was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. He was re-elected several times. Then, in 2004, he was elected a U.S. Senator. So, he served about twelve years total in the state and the U.S. senate, before being elected president in 2008.


What did Warren G. Harding do?

He ran a newspaper and then was elected US Senator from Ohio before he was elected president.


Bill Clinton was the governor of which state before he was elected president?

Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas before he was elected president.


Who was the fourth president and what was his job before he became president?

the Fourth president was James Madison and he was in congress before presidency