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James Monroe was an officer in the Revolutionary War and served as Secretary of War under President Madison. He studied law under Thomas Jefferson but was never admitted to the bar and practiced law.

Andrew Jackson was a general in the War of 1812 and studied law at a law office but never went to college and was almost self-taught . He passed the law exam and practived law for several years.

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