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1 day ago · Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
6 days ago · Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, who also drafted the Declaration of Independence and served as the first secretary of state. As president, he was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. He was also the founder and architect of the University of Virginia.
3 days ago · Quick Facts. When and Where Was Thomas Jefferson Born? Education. Monticello. Children, Wife, and Sally Hemings. Declaration of Independence. Virginia Governor and House Delegate. National...
2 days ago · In a strange twist of fate, Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 — the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Public Domain Thomas Jefferson died at the age of 83 in 1826. When Thomas Jefferson died on a summer day in 1826, his death captivated Americans — not because of its cause, but because of the ...
6 days ago · Thomas Jefferson - Founding Father, Declaration, Revolution: Jefferson’s inveterate shyness prevented him from playing a significant role in the debates within the Congress. John Adams, a leader in those debates, remembered that Jefferson was silent even in committee meetings, though consistently staunch in his support for ...
3 days ago · The Republican Party, retroactively called the Democratic-Republican Party (a term coined by historians and political scientists), and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s that championed liberalism ...
1 day ago · Dramatization of events surrounding the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which was written by Thomas Jefferson and approved by the Continental Congress and signed on July 4, 1776. (more) See all videos for this article.
