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Birth date
he was born at the family home in Shadwell in the Colony of Virginia, the third of ten children. -
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A Founding Father´s Life
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Lawyer and House of Burgesses
To practice law, Jefferson represented Albemarle County as a delegate in the Virginia House of Burgesses and also he introduced legislation allowing masters to take control over the emancipation of slaves, taking discretion away from the royal Governor and General Court. -
Marriage
Jefferson married his third cousin Martha Wayles Skelton, the 23-year-old widow of Bathurst Skelton, and she moved into the South Pavilion. She was a frequent hostess for Jefferson and managed the large household. -
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Declaration of independence
Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. At age 33, he was one of the youngest delegates to the Second Continental Congress .Jefferson's preamble is regarded as an enduring statement of human rights, and the phrase "all men are created equal" has been called "one of the best-known sentences in the English language" containing "the most potent and consequential words in American history". -
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Governor
Jefferson was elected governor for one-year terms . He transferred the state capital from Williamsburg to Richmond, and introduced measures for public education, religious freedom, and revision of inheritance laws. -
Book
Noteson the state of Virginia was published in English . -
Vice presidency
Jefferson lost the electoral college vote to Federalist John Adams by 71–68 and was elected vice president because of a mistake in voting for Adams' running mate. -
University of Virginia
efferson envisioned a university free of church influences where students could specialize in many new areas not offered at other colleges. He believed that education engendered a stable society, which should provide publicly funded schools accessible to students from all social strata, based solely on ability. He initially proposed his University in a letter to Joseph Priestley -
President of the United States
He was selected to be the third president of United States. -
Memorial
Chose by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and approved by President Calvin Coolidge to be depicted in stone at the Mount Rushmore Memorial.The Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
