HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6
(By Delegate Manchin)



Recognizing and declaring March 16 as "Madison Day" in honor of James Madison.
Whereas, James Madison, fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817, was born on March 16, 1751, in Orange County, Virginia; and
Whereas, He was a participant in the framing of the Virginia Constitution in 1776, a member of the Continental Congress and a leader of the Virginia Assembly; and
Whereas, A 36-year-old Madison was an active participant in the debates at Philadelphia as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention; and
Whereas, James Madison along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay made major contributions to the ratification of the Constitution by writing the Federalist essays; and
Whereas, James Madison has been called the "Father of the Constitution" and while in Congress he helped frame the Bill of Rights and enact the first revenue legislation; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution", and that document be honored on March 16 and that March 16 be declared and recognized as "Madison Day".