Founding of the Bishop James Madison Society
- When
- 1812
- Where
- College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Students at William & Mary founded the secret society in 1812, immediately after the death of its namesake, Bishop James Madison.
Students at the College of William & Mary founded the Bishop James Madison Society in 1812, immediately after the death of its namesake. Bishop James Madison had been the eighth president of William and Mary and was cousin to the U.S. president. The society reportedly considered the Bishop "the greater of the two Madisons." The society is a secret society of the college in Virginia. The legacy record's 1 January date is a placeholder; no supplied passage states a specific founding day.
Sources
- Bishop James Madison Society Wikipedia, revision of 2025-07-10
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