Friday, March 20, 2009

Thomas Jefferson - Fast Facts





Political philosopher Thomas Jefferson was the third U.S. president.
He is credited as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and was the founder of what would become the modern-day Democratic Party.
-Born: 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia
- Political Party: Democratic-Republican
-Administration: March 4, 1801 - March 4, 1809
-Vice Presidents: Aaron Burr, George Clinton
- Succeeded by: James Madison
-Secretary of State: James Madison
-Spouse: Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
-Occupation: Lawyer, farmer
-Died: July 4, 1826, at Monticello