Thomas Jefferson

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American politician Founding Father of the United States President of the United States diplomat human lawyer planter political philosopher writer

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and a leading figure of early American political and intellectual life.

Aliases (4)

Jefferson ×3
President Thomas Jefferson ×2
Thomas Jefferson (third president of the United States) ×1
Thomas Jefferson’s writings ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → Founding Father of the United States → President of the United States → diplomat → human → lawyer → planter → political philosopher → writer →
buriedAt	Monticello cemetery →
causeOfDeath	illness associated with old age →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1743-04-13 →
dateOfDeath	1826-07-04 →
describedBySource	United States historical records → biographies of Thomas Jefferson →
educatedAt	College of William & Mary →
familyName	Jefferson →
founded	University of Virginia →
givenName	Thomas →
headOfGovernment	United States of America →
heritage	English descent →
knownFor	Louisiana Purchase → advocacy of religious freedom → founding the University of Virginia → leading figure in early American republicanism → principal author of the Declaration of Independence →
languagesSpoken	English → French → Greek → Latin →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOf	American Philosophical Society →
notableWork	Notes on the State of Virginia → United States Declaration of Independence → Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom →
numberOfChildren	6 (with Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson) →
owned	Monticello plantation →
placeOfBirth	British America → Shadwell, Virginia Colony →
placeOfDeath	Monticello, Virginia, United States →
politicalParty	Democratic-Republican Party →
positionHeld	1st United States Secretary of State → 2nd Vice President of the United States → 3rd President of the United States → Governor of Virginia → Member of the Continental Congress → Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses → Rector of the University of Virginia → United States Minister to France →
precededBy	John Adams →
religion	Deist-influenced Anglican/Episcopalian background →
residence	Monticello → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
signature	Thomas Jefferson signature image (facsimile) →
spouse	Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson →
succeededBy	James Madison →
termEnd	1809-03-04 →
termStart	1801-03-04 →
vicePresident	Aaron Burr → George Clinton →

Referenced by (119)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fort Jefferson → Jefferson Award for Public Service → Jefferson Barracks, Missouri → Jefferson City, Missouri → Jefferson County, Alabama → Jefferson County, Florida → Jefferson County, Georgia → Jefferson County, Kentucky → Jefferson County, Tennessee → Jefferson County, Washington → Jefferson County, Washington → Jefferson County, West Virginia → Jefferson Memorial → Jefferson Rock → Mount Jefferson → Thomas Jefferson Building →	namedAfter
Alexander Hamilton → Alexander Hamilton's First Report on the Public Credit → First Bank of the United States → Funding Act of 1790 → Hamiltonian economic program → Jay Treaty → Report on Public Credit → establishment of the First Bank of the United States →	opposedBy
Andrea Palladio → Epicurus → I quattro libri dell’architettura → John Locke → William Small →	influenced
Benjamin Henry Latrobe → Meriwether Lewis → William Clark → William Johnson →	appointedBy
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms → Notes on the State of Virginia → United States Declaration of Independence → Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom →	author
Declaration House → Monticello → Monticello cemetery →	associatedWith
Committees of Correspondence → House of Burgesses → Patriots →	notableMember
Gateway Arch → Jefferson Memorial →	dedicatedTo
Monticello → West Wing Colonnade →	designedBy
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson ("Jefferson") → Thomas Jefferson ("Jefferson") →	familyName
Democratic-Republican Party → Marine Barracks Washington ("President Thomas Jefferson") →	foundedBy
University of Virginia → University of Virginia School of Law →	founder
American Philosophical Society → Philhellenes →	hasNotableMember
Age of Enlightenment → Democratic-Republican Party →	majorFigure
Albert Gallatin → Meriwether Lewis →	servedUnder
Embargo Act of 1807 → United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 →	signedBy
Washington administration →	appointed
Rotunda at the University of Virginia →	architect
National Road ("President Thomas Jefferson") →	authorizedBy
Rudulph Evans ("Thomas Jefferson (third president of the United States)") →	basedOn
Shadwell, Virginia Colony →	birthplaceOf
Monticello cemetery →	burialPlaceOf
Lafayette →	closeAssociateOf
James Hoban →	collaboratedWith
Rotunda at the University of Virginia →	commissionedBy
Alien and Sedition Acts →	criticizedBy
Compromise of 1790 ("Thomas Jefferson’s writings") →	describedBySource
Great Seal of the United States →	designContributedBy
Virginia State Capitol →	designer
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions →	draftedBy
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom →	drafter
Hamilton →	featuresCharacter
Monticello →	formerOwner
Marquis de Lafayette →	friendOf
Jefferson Davis ("Jefferson") →	givenName
Committee of Five →	hasChairperson
American Revolutionary era →	hasKeyFigure
Committee of Five →	hasMember
College of William & Mary →	hasNotableAlumni
Enlightenment philosophy →	hasNotableFigure
Compromise of 1790 →	hasParticipant
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson →	headOfGovernment
Virginia →	homeOfPresident
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom →	introducedBy
First Party System →	keyFigureDemocraticRepublicans
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions →	mainAuthorOfKentuckyResolutions
Presidency of John Adams →	majorOpponent
Second Continental Congress →	member
Francisco de Miranda →	metWith
Residence Act →	negotiatedBy
American Enlightenment →	notableFigure
Patriot (American Revolution) →	notableLeader
Colony and Dominion of Virginia →	notablePerson
Democratic-Republican Party →	notablePresident
Shadwell, Virginia Colony →	notableResident
William Small →	notableStudent
Monticello →	ownedBy
John Adams (miniseries) →	portrays
James Madison →	predecessor
Marbury v. Madison →	presidentInvolved
Natural Bridge →	previouslyOwnedBy
Kentucky Resolutions →	principalAuthor
American South (colonial and early national periods) →	producedLeader
Natural Bridge →	purchasedBy
United States Declaration of Independence →	signer
Louisiana Purchase →	significantFigure
Compromise of 1790 →	significantPerson
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom →	sponsor
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson →	spouse
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson →	spouseOf
Declaration House →	tenant
First Barbary War →	USPresidentInOffice
Presidency of John Adams →	vicePresident
Aaron Burr →	vicePresidentUnder