Thomas Jefferson | 3rd U.S. President | Biography In English |

 

Thomas Jefferson, he was the third president and founding father of America he was born in Shadwell colony of Virginia British America on April 13th 17:43 his father's name was Peter Jefferson and his mother's name was Jane Randolph 

his father was a surveyor and cartographer he was a book lover from his early age Jefferson's education began in 1752 from a school run by William Douglas who was a Scottish minister Thomas Jefferson's father died in 1757 making his son an heir to his huge land assets and a number of slaves he enrolled at 

the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in 1760 where he studied mathematics metaphysics and philosophy graduating with supreme honors in 1762 after graduating he studied law with George wise and began practicing law in Virginia Bar in 1767 and became a reputed lawyer

Thomas Jefferson married a young widow Martha wailed skelton in 1772 and the couple had six children Jefferson was appointed as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1775 and with the beginning of American resolution of Independence in 1776 the draft was presented to Congress on 2 July and on 4 July 1776 the wording of the Declaration

of Independence was approved making Jefferson a popular face of the country in 1776 Jefferson was elected to the new Virginia House of Delegates Jefferson became the governor of Virginia in 1779 and remained in his position until 1781 it was during his tenure that the capital of state was transferred from

Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780 Jefferson served as minister to France from 1785 to 1789 and supported France against Britain when the war was declared between these two countries in 1793 Jefferson became the first Secretary of State in 1790 under the presidency of George Washington he

further along with James Madison Co founded and led the Democratic Republican Party and formulated a set of connections with Republican allies to fight the Federalists across the country after a failed bid for Vice Presidency in 1796 Jefferson became vice president of the United States in 1797

thomas jefferson's successfully ran for in his the presidency for the first time in 1800 though he did not campaign for his party as was the tradition that time he became the president of the United States in a landslide victory on 17 February 1801 Jefferson is also known for his love for architecture and

archaeology a stream which was still developing that time he had a large contribution in the architectural planning of the University of Virginia which became an embodiment of science and beauty with its planned sites surrounding law and in linking arcades the university which is constructed in

Greek and Roman style represents our unique architecture and intellectual ideas of Thomas Jefferson who became known as the father of the university in 1780 Jefferson became a member of Benjamin Franklin's American Philosophical Society and served as its president from 1795 to 1815 an avid wine lover Jefferson traveled to France and other European countries in order to raise his collection of 

famous wines in 1801 he published a manual of parliamentary practice whose second edition came in 1812 after the Library of Congress was burned down by British in 1814 Jefferson's huge collection of books became a part of the new library which is named after him in his honor Thomas Jefferson died on 4 July 1826 a date which coincides with the fiftieth

anniversary of the Declaration of Independence after his death his assets were sold off in an auction to pay his huge debt the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants said Thomas Jefferso you.