After the death of this friend of his, Madison succeeded him as the rector of the University of Virginia
A few months before Jefferson died, he wrote to Madison, telling him, The 
... Madison paid tribute to his friend shortly after Jefferson's death,... [DOC] [TLE] Jefferson's University ... the early life [PAR] Shortly after his arrival at the University, Dunglison was selected as ... As 
Jefferson's health precipitously declined in the days prior to his death, ... but also 
of his confidence in the exertion in its behalf of Mr. Madison and the other 
Visitors.