James Madison

James Madison was the fourth president of the [USA].  He was a short man at 5'4" and once refered to as a "pygmy" by one of his political foes.  By today's standards, he was a brainiac.  He is one of the major minds behind the ideas and actual writing of the [Constitution].

He was a major player in the War Of 1812, the first time a declaration of war had ever been requested by a president.  That war solidified is placing among the most successful wartime presidents.

His wife, an interesting figure in her own right, was Dolley Madison