1. Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Thomas Jefferson was born on 13 April 1743 1 into a family closely related to some of the most prominent individuals in Virginia, the third of eight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Thomas Jefferson President of the United States March 4 March 4 Aaron Burr ... March 4 President John Adams John Adams Aaron Burr United States Secretary of State September 26 December 31 President George Washington None Edmund Randolph Governor of Virginia June 1 June 3 ... William Fleming Born April 13 O.S. April 2] Shadwell Virginia Died July 4 Charlottesville , Virginia Nationality American Democratic-Republican Spouse Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson Children Martha Washington Jefferson , Jane Randolph Jefferson, Stillborn son, Mary Wayles Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson I, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson II. Alma mater Occupation Lawyer Farmer Planter Religion Deist Signature Thomas Jefferson April 13 July 4 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States . Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition As a political philosopher, Jefferson was a man of the

2. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson attended the House of Burgesses as a student in 1765 when he witnessed Patrick Henry s defiant stand against the Stamp Act. He gained the http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/jefferson.htm

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3. Thomas Jefferson -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Thomas Jefferson draftsman of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the nation s first http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106454/Thomas-Jefferson

document.writeln(''); document.writeln('Initializing application...'); Username Password Remember me Forgot your password? Browse Shop Log In Search Site: Thomas Jefferson president of United States Main born April 2 [April 13, New Style], 1743, Shadwell, Virginia [U.S.] died July 4, 1826, Monticello, Virginia, U.S. draftsman of the Declaration of Independence Louisiana Purchase . An early advocate of total separation of church and state, he also was the founder and architect of the University of Virginia and the most eloquent American proponent of individual freedom as the core meaning of the American Revolution . (For a discussion of the history and nature of the presidency, see presidency of the United States of America See also Cabinet of President Thomas Jefferson Cabinet of President Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801-March 3, 1805 (Term 1) State James Madison Treasury Samuel Dexter Albert Gallatin (from May 14, 1801) War Henry Dearborn Navy Benjamin Stoddert Robert Smith (from July 27, 1801) Attorney General Levi Lincoln March 4, 1805-March 3, 1809 (Term 2)

4. Thomas Jefferson Best known as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/jefferson

U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States Born: April 13 (April 2, Old Style), 1743, Shadwell, Virginia Died: July 4, 1826, Monticello, Virginia Best known as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was a man of many talentsan architect, an inventor, a scientist, and a collector of books and artifacts of American history. He could read more than five languages and was the U.S. minister to France for several years. Jeffersoni Macaroni Fire on the Capitol Good books about Thomas Jefferson Choose another Leader or Statesman Thomas Jefferson Fire on the Capitol "Jefferson and the Library of Congress" Jeffersoni Macaroni "Thomas Jefferson At Home" The Most Important Thing He Ever Wrote "The Declaration of Independence" Library Of Congress Legal Notices Privacy Site Map ... Contact Us

5. Thomas Jefferson Quotes - The Quotations Page Thomas Jefferson, letter to George Washington, September 9, 1792 Thomas Jefferson, letter to his cousin John Garland Jefferson, June 11, 1790 http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Jefferson

Quotation Search by keyword or author: Home Weblog Quotes of the Day Motivational ... Read books online at our other site: The Literature Page Quotations by Author Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) 3rd president of US [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 30 of 34 total Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing. Thomas Jefferson - More quotations on: [ Laziness Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. Thomas Jefferson Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day. Thomas Jefferson Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. Thomas Jefferson Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it. Thomas Jefferson - More quotations on: [ Journalism I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

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Thomas Jefferson From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it. Thomas Jefferson 13 April 4 July ) was the third president of the United States (1801–1809), author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), a political philosopher, and one of the most influential founders of the United States Contents Sourced Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) Notes on the State of Virginia (1781-1785) Letter to Peter Carr (1787) ... edit Sourced A lively and lasting sense of filial duty is more effectually impressed on the mind of a son or daughter by reading King Lear , than by all the dry volumes of ethics, and divinity, that ever were written. Letter to Robert Skipwith (August 3, 1771) The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (22 Vols., 1905) edited by Andrew A. Lipscomb and Albert Ellery Bergh, Vol. 4, p. 239 The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. Summary View of the Rights of British America The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (22 Vols., 1905) edited by

7. Unitarian Universalist Biographical Dictionary Thomas jefferson thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743July 4, 1826) is known the world over as the principal author, in 1776 at age 33, of the Declaration of http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/thomasjefferson.html

Search the Dictionary Notes for Contributors Information Form Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Women's Heritage Society ... Notable American Unitarians Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743-July 4, 1826) is known the world over as the principal author, in 1776 at age 33, of the Declaration of Independence; as author of the Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom instituting separation of church and state in Virginia, passed in 1786; and as third president of the United States, 1801-09. As president Jefferson commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition, launched in 1803, to map the vast, unknown territory northwest of St. Louis; and he negotiated and persuaded Congress to fund the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, greatly increasing the size of the U.S. He also protected crucial trade interests of his young nation by making war with the Barbary States,1801-05. Jefferson held many other public offices. He was a delegate to the House of Burgesses in colonial Virginia, 1769-76; Governor of Virginia during the War for Independence, 1779-81; for five years U.S. Minister to France, 1785-89, where he observed events leading to the French Revolution; the first Secretary of State under George Washington, 1790-93; and Vice President under John Adams Notes on Virginia , was published in his lifetime. Publication of his letters alone, however, not to mention his state papers, now fill many volumes. He was throughout his long life an avid student of many fields. Late in his life Congress purchased his library, at that time the largest in the country, making it the core collection of the new Library of Congress. Congress published posthumously, in 1904, his collation of extracts from the Gospels, now known as the "Jefferson Bible."

8. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, America s third president and leading political thinker, was born at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia. He graduated from the College http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h664.html

Search Enter the name of an historical figure, event or issue) Presidents Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, America's third president and leading political thinker, was born at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, studied law and administered a landed estate inherited from his father. He was elected to the House of Burgesses , the Virginia legislature, in 1769 and established his reputation as a writer on political issues and not as an orator. In 1772, he married Martha Skelton, who had significant land holdings of her own. His wife bore six children in 10 years, but only two survived infancy. Jefferson never remarried after his wife's death in 1782. Jefferson drafted instructions for the Virginia delegates at the First Continental Congress and served himself at the Second Continental Congress . In the latter capacity, he is best known for his authorship of the Declaration of Independence During much of the early part of the War for Independence, Jefferson served the Virginia legislature and later as governor (1779-81). He was unfairly castigated for fleeing in the face of a British advance while governor and would be charged with cowardice in later political campaigns. Jefferson again served in the local legislature and in the Congress. In 1784, he was sent to France as America's diplomatic representative, not returning home until the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 and missing the

9. Portrait Of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson is credited with a diverse array of accomplishments Author of the Declaration of Independence, President of the United States, http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/jefferson.html

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10. Jefferson Thomas jefferson thomas was an athlete who excelled at running. But at Central, he and the others were barred from extracurricular activities. http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=Augus

11. The Slave Children Of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson had 187 slaves. We know that because he kept meticulous handwritten records, which we still have. On January 14, 1774, after he inherited http://www.ishipress.com/slaves.htm

THE SLAVE CHILDREN OF THOMAS JEFFERSON by Samuel H. Sloan, 320 pp., published by Kiseido, $18.00 Thomas Jefferson had 187 slaves. We know that because he kept meticulous hand-written records, which we still have. On January 14, 1774, after he inherited slaves from first his mother and then his father-in-law, Thomas Jefferson wrote his inventory of 187 slaves. In his last inventory, taken 50 years later in 1824, Thomas Jefferson also had 187 slaves. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 at the age of 83. A page from Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, which was hand written by Thomas Jefferson himself. Sally is listed as having three children. Harriet 1, Madison 5 and Eston 8. Harriet Hemings was born in 1801. Madison Hemings was born in 1805. Eston Hemings was born in 1808. Sally's eldest son was Beverley, was born in 1798 and because of his age had a separate listing in the Farm Book. An earlier child also named Harriet had died in infancy. Note that according to Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, Sally never had a son by the name of Tom. In October, 1802, while he was president, the story was published in the newspapers that Thomas Jefferson, whose wife had died in 1782, was keeping his wife's slave half-sister, Sally Hemings, as a concubine and was producing children from her. Jefferson, who lived for 44 years after the death of his wife and who never remarried, never denied the story, but he never admitted it either. Sally Hemings was at his bedside when he died. All five children of Sally Hemings were freed by Thomas Jefferson either before his death or in his will. Thomas Jefferson made provisions for Sally Hemings in his will. These were almost the only slaves which Thomas Jefferson ever freed.

12. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, so uniquely American in both his awesome talents and serious shortcomings, makes a most interesting historical figure. http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/jefferson/jefferson.html

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson's Last Letter "May it [ the Declaration of Independence ] be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all,) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government." Thomas Jefferson, so uniquely American in both his awesome talents and serious shortcomings, makes a most interesting historical figure. Passionate visionary democrat and slaveholder at the same time, I would give nearly anything to spend one hour's conversation with Jefferson! He is one of those Enlightenment intellects - so rare today! - that can move from politics to art and architecture or science; he might write excellent political philosophy one moment, and then wax eloquent about love and loss or the nature of friendship the next. I believe one of the most important explanations for why the United States has enjoyed such relative prosperity and good fortune so far is that geniuses like Jefferson helped build the initial national edifice which has stood strongly against the inclement winds of change and test of time. The written correspondence of Thomas Jefferson across his lifetime comes to fill several volumes and contain many gems of human insight and political prophecy. The below letter to Roger C. Weightman was Jefferson's last, declining an invitation to travel to Washington, D.C., to attend a celebration commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of American independence. Jefferson was too ill to attend, but he found the right words, as usual, to express the significance of the occasion. Fifty years after writing the

13. Thomas Jefferson — In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter, I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form http://www.writespirit.net/authors/thomas_jefferson

Skip to content. Skip to navigation Accessibility Contact Sections Search Site Home Quotes Authors Spirituality ... Spirit News Blog Personal tools writespirit.net Authors Thomas Jefferson Navigation Authors Osho Sister Nivedita ... Pope John Paul II Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) Short Biography Thomas Jefferson In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." This powerful advocate of liberty was born in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia, inheriting from his father, a planter and surveyor, some 5,000 acres of land, and from his mother, a Randolph, high social standing. He studied at the College of William and Mary, then read law. In 1772 he married Martha Wayles Skelton, a widow, and took her to live in his partly constructed mountaintop home, Monticello. Freckled and sandy-haired, rather tall and awkward, Jefferson was eloquent as a correspondent, but he was no public speaker. In the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress, he contributed his pen rather than his voice to the patriot cause. As the "silent member" of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence . In years following he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786.

14. Biography Of Thomas Jefferson Biography of thomas jefferson, the third President of the United States (18011809). http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html

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15. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Explore the house, gardens, and plantation of Monticello, the mountaintop home of thomas jefferson, third president of the United States and author of the http://www.monticello.org/

Please enable Javascript in your browser to see images of Monticello. Plan Your Visit (enable Javascript to image) New! Monticello Classroom We've gathered the best resources on Thomas Jefferson and life at Monticello for classroom or home use. Architecture Tours This January and February, get an in-depth look at Thomas Jefferson’s "essay in architecture" and see Monticello's Dome Room. New for Spring in the Monticello Online Shop The new Monticello Spring Catalog has over 40 new items. Check them out and Thomas Jefferson Wiki Let the Thomas Jefferson Wiki choose for you and find out something new about Thomas Jefferson and the world of Monticello. Featured Letter: A Standing Order for Groceries Recently retired to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson takes steps to keep himself supplied with tea, coffee, sugar, spices, and other groceries. Monticello Podcasts The Embargo of 1807; 10 Questions for Jefferson; Tours for Children and their Families; valuing Jefferson's Debt; and, Monticello Plantation Database Want to know how many slaves Jefferson owned? What kind of work they did? When they were born, bought, or sold?

16. Life Of Thomas Jefferson BL Rayner s biography, published in 1834, emphasizes the role of republican principles in jefferson s life and thought. http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/biog/

Life of Thomas Jefferson by B. L. Rayner Revised and Edited by Eyler Robert Coates, Sr. Table of Contents Author's Preface Jefferson Portrait Gallery 1. Early Years 2. After College ... 39. Nunc Dimittis, Domine APPENDIX The Jefferson-Hemings Controversy A Note to Scholars on the Editing of This Book ayner's Life of Thomas Jefferson Rayner filled his biographical account with a large number of selections from the writings of Jefferson based on the then recently published 1829 edition of those writings by Jefferson's grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Mr. Randolph's edition is not held in very high regard by scholars because of the many editorial changes he made in the original documents a further reason, perhaps, why Rayner's Life has been mostly ignored. But Rayner's emphasis on Jefferson's writings for the historical information they contain makes his Life a good companion to which focuses on Jefferson's writings for the political principles they contain. It puts those quotations in their historical context and thereby fosters a deeper and better understanding of the principles involved. This edition of Rayner's Life A Note on the Editing of This Book for further information.

17. Thomas Jefferson | Third President Of The United States thomas jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 at Shadwell in Albemarle county, Virginia. He had inherited a considerable landed estate from his father, http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/jefferson.html

Resources Menu Categorical Index Library Gallery Thomas Jefferson Third President of the United States [The people] are in truth the only legitimate proprietors of the soil and government. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 at Shadwell in Albemarle county, Virginia. He had inherited a considerable landed estate from his father, and doubled it by a happy marriage on Jan. 1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton . He was elected to the House of Burgesses when he was 25. As a member of the Continental Congress in 1776, Jefferson was chosen together with John Adams Benjamin Franklin Robert Livingstone and Roger Sherman to draft the Declaration of Independence. He wrote the declaration himself and was amended by Adams and Franklin. In 1784 Jefferson became, first, a commissioner to negotiate commercial treaties, and then, Benjamin Franklin's successor as minister to France. Toward the end of his mission he reported the unfolding revolution. Eventually he was repelled by the excesses of the French Revolution. He thoroughly disapproved France's imperialistic phase under Napoleon Bonaparte . Because of his absence in Europe, Jefferson had no direct part in the framing or ratification of the Constitution of the United States.

18. The Thomas Jefferson Papers - (American Memory From The Library Of Congress) The thomas jefferson Papers consist of 27000 documents and is the largest collection of original jefferson documents in the world. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/

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19. Thomas Jefferson (Library Of Congress Exhibition) This exhibition focuses on the extraordinary written legacy of thomas jefferson—founding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW OBJECT LIST PUBLIC PROGRAMS CREDITS EXHIBITION SECTIONS: Life and Labor at Monticello Creating a Virginia Republic Declaration of Independence Establishing a Federal Republic ... Jefferson's Library T his exhibition focuses on the extraordinary legacy of Thomas Jeffersonfounding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, scholar, diplomat, and the third president of the United States. It traces Jefferson's intellectual development from his earliest days in the Piedmont to an ever-expanding realm of influence in republican Virginia, the American Revolutionary government, the creation of the American nation, and the revolution in individual rights in America and the world. Learn more about Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson Papers Jefferson Time Line Read More About It Online Survey ... Library of Congress Home Library of Congress Contact Us October 30, 2000

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