Thomas Jefferson
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![]() Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Charles Willson Peale, 1791 |
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3rd President of the United States | |
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In office | |
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1809 | |
Vice President(s) | Aaron Burr; George Clinton |
Came after | John Adams |
Came before | James Madison |
Born | April 13, 1743 Shadwell, Virginia |
Died | July 4, 1826 Charlottesville, Virginia |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Married to | Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson |
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743. He is one of the founding fathers.
Thomas Jefferson was the main witter of the Declaration of Independence and was the third president of the United States of America. He believed that the government was better off small and the only job of the government was to follow the constitution. Even so, he broke his own standard by sending navy ships to Algiers and by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France, both of which were not powers granted in the Constitution. He was closely associated with the Anti-Federalists, a group who thought the Constitution gave too much power to the national government, although during the ratification controversy, he claimed to be on neither side.He died on July 4, 1826, on the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. By many he is considered one of our greatest presidents.
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