Historical Summary: Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13th, 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia. His mother was Jane Randolph and his father was Peter Jefferson. He was a planter and surveyor. Jefferson was multi-talented. He was a lawyer, agronomist, musician, scientist, philosopher, author, architect, inventor, and statesman. Jefferson inherited slaves from his father and father-in law. He owned about 200 in a regular year and almost half of them were under the age of 16. Jefferson wrote over 16,000 letters. He studied with a tutor by the name of Reverend James Maury. He was a Scottish Clergyman who taught him Latin, Greek, and French. Jefferson married Martha Wayles, his wife. She was a wealthy Virginia Planter and statesman. In 1781, Jefferson retired to Monticello, Virginia. He worked on writing, agriculture, and of course, his wife. He was working on the Notes of the State of Virginia. It never got published. In September 1782, Jefferson’s wife died. This caused Jefferson to be in a depression, which his eldest daughter says that he has never recovered. Jefferson ran for president in 1796 and lost to John Q. Adams. He ended up running for Vice President. Again, he ran for president in 1801 and won the presidential campaign. He served for two terms. In 1808, Jefferson retired from office. After that, he got in touch with his old friend, James Madison former president, who helped him establish the University of Virginia. Unfortunately, Jefferson died on July 4th, 1826 as the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of

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