Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence. Born in Shadwell in 1743.
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Early Life and Career
Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell in 1743. He was educated at the College of William & Mary, where he studied under William Small. Jefferson's occupations included teacher, cryptographer, architect, lawyer, writer, and diplomat. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning, and the American Antiquarian Society.
Political Legacy
Jefferson is best known as the author of the Declaration of Independence and as the third President of the United States. His political career included serving as Vice President, Secretary of State, Ambassador to France, and Governor of Virginia. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. His presidency and writings have had a lasting impact on American political thought.
Family and Associates
Jefferson's father was Peter Jefferson and his mother was Jane Randolph Jefferson. He married Martha Jefferson, and they had children including Martha Jefferson Randolph, Mary Jefferson Eppes, and Jane Randolph Jefferson. He also had children with Sally Hemings: Madison Hemings, Harriet Hemings, and Eston Hemings. His siblings included Lucy Jefferson Lewis, Randolph Jefferson, Martha Jefferson Carr, and Anna Scott Jefferson. He was related to Dabney Carr and Thomas Garland Jefferson. He was influenced by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury. He was a fellow member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences with Ludwig van Beethoven, James Clerk Maxwell, and Alessandro Volta.
Frequently asked
- What is Thomas Jefferson best known for?
- Thomas Jefferson is best known as the author of the Declaration of Independence and as the third President of the United States.
- Where was Thomas Jefferson born?
- Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell in 1743.
- What political party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?
- Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
- Who were Thomas Jefferson's children?
- His children included Martha Jefferson Randolph, Mary Jefferson Eppes, Jane Randolph Jefferson, and with Sally Hemings: Madison Hemings, Harriet Hemings, and Eston Hemings.
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- occupation
- teacher·cryptographer·architect·lawyer·writer·diplomat
- country of citizenship
- United States
- member of
- American Philosophical Society·American Academy of Arts and Sciences·Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres·Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences·Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning·American Antiquarian Society