#24: James Monroe
At the very core of American freedom is the Founding Fathers, which are made up of 7 different men. The first 5 presidents of the United States were all Founding Fathers, and James Monroe was the last of this lineage as the 5th president of the United States, having served from 1817-1825.
With an IQ of 138.6, James Monroe was definitely considered to be a man of great knowledge. Thomas Jefferson once said this about Monroe, “Monroe was so honest that if you turned his soul inside out, there would not be a spot on it.” It isn’t every day that one of the Founding Fathers compliments you in such a way…