Historedia
Person

Bishop James Madison

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1812

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Bishop James Madison, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Bishop James Madison Society founded at William & Mary

    1812

    Role: Namesake; eighth president of William and Mary and cousin to the U.S. president

    1. 1812 · College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VirginiaFounding of the Bishop James Madison Society

      Students at William & Mary founded the secret society in 1812, immediately after the death of its namesake, Bishop James Madison.

    2. Civil War (exact dates unspecified) · College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VirginiaSociety goes defunct during the Civil War

      Like other secret societies at the college, the society went defunct when William and Mary closed and was occupied by Union troops.

Sources

  1. Bishop James Madison Society Wikipedia, revision of 2025-07-10