Thomas Jefferson

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."



 
 
 
 
 
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He was the 3rd president of the United States.

Birth place: April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, Virgina

Death date: July, 4, 1846

Married: Martha Wayles Skeleton

Family: Martha Washington Jefferson (1772-1836); Jane Randolph Jefferson
(1774-75); infant son (1777); Mary Jefferson (1778-1804); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson
(1780-81); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (1782-85)

Pets:trianed mocking bird

Occupations: Lawyer, planter

Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary (1762)

Political party: Democratic Republican

 Height:6'  2"

Nickname:"Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello"

Picture on money: the nickle and the two dollar bill
 
 


 
 

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Other interesting information: Thomas Jefferson gained the immense Louisiana Territory for the infant Republic.
 
 

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