• Dolley Payne Todd Madison, one of the best known and loved First Ladies, was the wife of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States (1809-1817).
  • While Dolley Madison was living in Washington, Payne Todd was unable to manage the plantation, due to alcoholism and related illness.
  • He could even be patient with Dolley's son, Payne, who mishandled his own affairs--and, eventually, mismanaged Madison's estate.
  • During her lifetime, Dolley Payne Todd Madison was a partner to James in multiple ways — one half of a loving marriage, an effective political connector, and a...
  • Dolley Payne Todd Madison. By Gilbert Stuart – White House Historical Association [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7758177.
  • Full Name: Dolley Payne Todd Madison. Occupation: First lady of the United States. Born: May 20, 1768 in New Garden, North Carolina.
  • Dolley Payne Todd Madison, 1768-1849. Bookreader Item Preview. Book page image. ... texts. Dolley Payne Todd Madison, 1768-1849.
  • Prior marriage to John Todd. ... The White House: Dolley Payne Todd Madison. Papers/letters collections. Library of Congress: Dolley Madison Papers.
  • Dolley Payne Todd Madison was born into a Quaker family on May 20, 1768. Her significance in the founding generation of the United States is often...
  • Childhood & Early Life. Dolley Madison was born as Dolley Payne to John Payne Jr and Mary Coles Payne in New Garden, North Carolina.
  • In 1790, Dolley Payne married lawyer and fellow Quaker John Todd Jr., and with him had two sons, John Payne and William Temple.
  • Dolley Madison, American first lady (1809–17), the wife of James Madison, fourth president of the United States.
  • First Lady and Wife of Founding Father James Madison. Image: Dolley Payne Todd Madison First Lady of the United States 1809-1817 By Rembrandt Peale...