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1 day ago · Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
3 days ago · American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as the third U.S. president. Read about his accomplishments and more.
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2 days ago · On July 3, Jefferson slept for most of the day. He woke up that night, thinking it was still morning. According to three witnesses, his doctor Robley Dunglison, his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph, and the husband of one of his granddaughters, Nicholas Trist, Jefferson was concerned about the date. He wanted to know if it was July 4.
1 day ago · Hancock was elected president two weeks into the session when Peyton Randolph was recalled to Virginia to preside over the House of Burgesses as speaker, and Jefferson was named to replace him in the Virginia delegation.
6 days ago · Jefferson left the cabinet at the end of 1793, and was replaced by Randolph, while William Bradford took over as Attorney General. Like Jefferson, Randolph tended to favor the French in foreign affairs, but he held very little influence in the cabinet. [48]
4 days ago · Jefferson’s father, Peter Jefferson, was a successful Virginia planter and surveyor who married into the prestigious Randolph family. But he was not a refined and liberally educated gentleman.
3 days ago · United States - Jeffersonian Republicans, Democracy, Federalism: Jefferson began his presidency with a plea for reconciliation: “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” He had no plans for a permanent two-party system of government. He also began with a strong commitment to limited government and strict construction of ...
