Thomas Jefferson

Item

Name

Thomas Jefferson

Given Name

Thomas

Family Name

Jefferson

Birth Date

1743-04-13

Death Date

1826-07-04

Sex

Male

Occupation

Agriculture, Husbandry, and Forestry

Government

Teaching

Writing and/or Publishing

Description

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was a white enslaver who founded the University of Virginia in 1819. He was also renowned as an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, and philosopher. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and he notably served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington (1790-1793); second Vice President under John Adams (1797-1801); and the third president of the United States (1801-1809).

Grandparent of

Ellen Randolph Coolidge

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1825-1827, Sally Cottrell Cole, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)	Event

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Henry Martin	Agent
Martha Ann "Patsy" Fossett	Agent
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