Thomas Jefferson
E1804
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson canonical | 316 |
| Jefferson | 4 |
| President Thomas Jefferson | 4 |
| Mr. Jefferson | 1 |
| 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 |
Thomas Jefferson
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 (with Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson) ⓘ |
| owned |
Monticello
ⓘ
surface form:
Monticello plantation
|
| placeOfBirth |
Colonial America
ⓘ
surface form:
British America
Shadwell, Virginia Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Monticello
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Ambassador to France ⓘ
surface form:
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 (327)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
subject surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
this entity surface form:
Jefferson
this entity surface form:
Jefferson
this entity surface form:
Thomas Jefferson’s writings