“The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.”

– Thomas Jefferson

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Short List of Facts – Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States
(March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809)

Nicknames: “Man of the People”; “Sage of Monticello”

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 (1774-75); infant son (1777); Mary Jefferson (1778-1804); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (1780-81); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (1782-85)

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

Other Government Positions:

* Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1769-74
* Member of Continental Congress, 1775-76
* Governor of Virginia, 1779-81
* Member of Continental Congress, 1783-85
* Minister to France, 1785-89
* Secretary of State, 1790-93
* Vice President, 1797-1801

Web Source: Internet Public Library

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