

Secretary of State under George Washington and then the nation's second vice president under John Adams. Following the American Revolutionary War and prior to becoming president in 1801, Jefferson was the first U.S.

Among the Committee of Five charged by the Second Continental Congress with authoring the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was the document's primary author. Thomas Jefferson (Ap – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County ĭelegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress

Minister Plenipotentiary for Negotiating Treaties of Amity and Commerceĭelegate from Virginia to the Congress of the Confederation
