I want to wish all you Fathers a Happy Father’s Day, 2016! Being a father myself, I know how good it makes you feel to be acknowledged as a good father.

But did you know that two of our nation’s Founding Fathers, were indeed Founding Fathers, but they had NO children of their own?

Yes, it’s true. George Washington, known as “The Father of our Country, did not have any children of his own. Martha had children when they were married. She was a widower. But George gave her no children.

And James Madison, known as “The Father of the Constitution” also had no children of his own. He married Dolley Madison, who had children from a prior marriage, and who, like Martha Washington, was a widow when she married James Madison. He helped raise her children, but again they had no children together.

So happy Father’s Day. And happy Founding Father’s Day!