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Thomas Jefferson was a philhellene, lover of Greek culture, who sympathized with the Greek War of Independence. [ 270 ] [ 271 ] He has been described as the most influential of the Founding Fathers who supported the Greek cause, [ 271 ] [ 272 ] viewing it as similar to the American Revolution . [ 273 ]
Monticello and its reflection Some of the gardens on the property. Monticello (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ tʃ ɛ l oʊ / MON-tih-CHEL-oh) was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States.
Arms of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president, 1801–1809 Shield: Azure a fret Argent and on a chief Gules three leopards' faces Argent. Crest: a lion's head erased Or. Motto: Ab Eo Libertas A Quo Spiritus (The one who gives life gives liberty). [4] — James Madison, 4th president, 1809–1817 No arms known.
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 individuals have served as president of the United States. [a] Of these, 15, [1] including Lyndon Johnson who took only the First Degree, are known to have been Freemasons, beginning with the nation's first president, George Washington, and most recently the 38th president, Gerald R. Ford.
First president to wear a powdered wig tied in a queue in the fashion of the 18th century. [30] [e] [31] First president to receive more than 45% of the electoral vote while running for re-election, without being re-elected. First president who attended one of the Ivy League colleges. [25]: 49 First president to have biological children. [f] [32]
John Quincy Adams (1825–1829) was the first U.S. president to have notable facial hair, with long sideburns. [3] But the first major departure from the tradition of clean-shaven chief executives was Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865), [4] [5] [6] who was supposedly (and famously) influenced by a letter received from an eleven-year-old girl named Grace Bedell, to start growing a beard to improve ...
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In the United States, only four presidents, from John Adams (1735–1826) to James Monroe (1758–1831), wore curly powdered wigs tied in a queue according to the old-fashioned style of the 18th century, [21] [22] though Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) wore a powdered wig only rarely and stopped wearing a wig entirely shortly after becoming ...