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Did You Know?
• He authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition--an expedition which explored the land the U.S. obtained through the Louisiana Purchase.
• He was the first president elected by the House of Representatives.
• He wanted to be remembered not for his presidency, but for the roles he played in the creation of the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and the University of Virginia.
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Key Events in the Administration
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Thomas Jefferson
(April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826)
Life Facts
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Personal:
• First Lady: Martha "Patsy" Randolph, daughter
• Wife's Maiden Name: Martha Wayles Skelton
• Number of Children: 5
• Education Level: College
• School Attended: College of William and Mary
• Religion: Deism
• Profession: Lawyer
Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1801 - 3/3/1809
• Presidency Number: 3
• Number of Terms: 2
• Why Presidency Ended: End of 2nd Term
• Party: Democratic-Republican
• His Vice President(s): Aaron Burr, George Clinton
• Vice President For: John Adams (1797-1801)
• Cabinet Service: Secretary of State (George Washington, 1790-1793)
• Governor of a State: VA (1779-1781)
• Colonial Government: House of Burgesses (1769-1774), Continental Congress (1783-1784)
• Other Offices: Minister to France; Virginia Continental Congress; Virginia House of Delegates
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
Shadwell
Gravesite: Monticello
Other Sites: The Jefferson Memorial
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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• Thomas Jefferson Life Portrait: From Monticello - Charlottesville, VA
Guests included: Dan Jordan, president, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation; Andrew Burstein, author, The Inner Jefferson: Portrait of a Grieving Optimist; Annette Gordon-Reed, author, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy; Fraser Neiman, archaeology director, Monticello; Cinder Stanton, research historian, Monticello; and Dianna Swann-Wright, special programs director, Monticello Watch | Order Videotape
• Online chat with Cinder Stanton, senior research historian, Monticello Read the Transcript
• Jefferson biographical vignette Watch
• Travis McDonald on Jefferson's Poplar Forest retreat Watch
• Booknotes with Willard Sterne Randall, Thomas Jefferson: A Life Watch
• Fraser Neiman on Monticello archeology Watch
• Jefferson impersonator, Bill Baker Watch
• Peter Drummy on Jefferson's collections Watch
• Panel on Jefferson and Sally Hemmings Watch
• David Adler, author, A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson Watch
• Garrett Sheldon, author, What Would Jefferson Say? Watch
• Booknotes with Annette Gordon-Reed, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings Watch
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