Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography
- ISBN-10
- 8026893735
- ISBN-13
- 9788026893738
- Series
- Thomas Jefferson
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 166
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-06-05
- Publisher
- e-artnow
- Author
- Thomas Jefferson
Description
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Jefferson was mainly of English ancestry, born and educated in colonial Virginia. He graduated from the College of William & Mary and briefly practiced law, with the largest number of his cases concerning land ownership claims. During the American Revolution, he represented Virginia in the Continental Congress that adopted the Declaration, drafted the law for religious freedom as a Virginia legislator, and served as a wartime governor.
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