Thomas Jefferson

 

3rd President of the United States (March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809)
Nicknames: "Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello"
Vice Presidents: Aaron Burr, George Clinton

Born: April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia
Died: July 4, 1826, at Monticello (near Charlottesville, Virginia)

Father: Peter Jefferson
Mother: Jane Randolph Jefferson
Married: Martha Wayles Skelton (1748-1782) on January 1, 1772
Children: Martha Washington Jefferson (1772-1836); Jane Randolph Jefferson(1774-1775); infant son (1777); Mary Jefferson (1778-1804); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (1780-1781); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (1782-1785)

Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary (1762)
Occupation: Lawyer, planter
Political Party: Democratic-Republican

 

See Also:

White House History -- Thomas Jefferson

 

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