Thomas Jefferson
Third U.S. President |
March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1809
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VICE
PRESIDENT (1st term)
Aaron Burr |
VICE
PRESIDENT (2nd term)
George Clinton |
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BORN: April 13, 1743
Shadwell, Virginia
CHILDREN: 1 son, 5 daughters
*Grandson was first child
born in White House
PROFESSION: Attorney / Inventor
POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic-Republican |
Thomas Jefferson's wife Martha died in 1782 and Jefferson never
remarried. There was no FIRST Lady during his presidency.
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HOME STATE: Virginia
POLITICAL OFFICES: Delegate to Continental Congress, Governor (VA), Diplomat to
France, Secretary of State, Vice President
AUTHOR OF THE UNITED STATES DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
PETS: Mockingbird, two live Bears in cages on White House Lawn
DIED: July 4, 1826 (Age - 83)
LAST WORDS: "Is it
the Fourth?"
BURIED: Monticello, Virginia"Never did a prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief
as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power. Nature intended me for the
tranquil pursuits of science."
Written
March 2, 1809... the night before his successor was inaugurated. |
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Courtesy of www.HomeOfHeroes.com
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