Thomas Jefferson

Born: 04/13/1743 (Shadwell, VA)
Died: 07/04/1826 (Albemarle County, VA)

Political Party:
Democratic-Republican

Demographics:
Male; Caucasian; Unitarian

Profession:
Founder, Politician, Lawyer

Political Positions:
House of Burgesses, VA (1769);
Continental Congress, Delegate, VA (1775 - 1776);
Declaration of Independence, Signer & Drafter (1776);
Governor, VA (1779 - 1781);
Continental Congress, Delegate, VA (1783 - 1784);
U.S. Minister, France (1785 - 1789);
U.S. Secretary of State (1790 - 1793);
Vice President (1797 - 1801);
President of the United States (1801 - 1809)

Education:
College of William and Mary (1762)

Professional Details:
Admitted Virginia Bar (1767); Private law practice (1767-1774)

Historical Info:
First United States Secretary of State (appointed by Washington); In a tied Presidential election (1800) against Aaron Burr, the U.S. House of Representatives elected Jefferson; Purchase of Louisiana Territory; Founder, University of Virginia at Charlottesville

Groups/Organizations:
American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Family:
m. Martha Wayles Skelton (1-Jan-1772)

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