Born: April 13, 1743, Shadwell, Virginia.
Married to Martha Wayles Skelton.
Jefferson inherited slaves from both his father and father-in-law.
Attended the College of William and Mary.
Later, Jefferson practiced law.
Jefferson was chosen in 1776 to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Elected governor from 1779 to 1781.
In 1790 he became Secretary of State under George Washington.
In 1796, he became vice-president.
In 1800, he became president.
Died: July 4, 1826, Monticello.
Jefferson's epitaph reads:
HERE WAS BURIED
THOMAS JEFFERSON
AUTHOR OF THE
DECLARATION
OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
OF THE
STATUTE OF VIRGINIA
FOR
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
AND FATHER OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BORN APRIL 2. 1743. O.S.
DIED JULY 4. 1826
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