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  2. Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

  3. Early life and career of Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was involved in politics from his early adult years.This article covers his early life and career, through his writing the Declaration of Independence, participation in the American Revolutionary War, serving as governor of Virginia, and election and service as Vice President to President John Adams.

  4. Martha Jefferson Randolph - Wikipedia

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    By 1804, she was the lone surviving child of Martha and Thomas Jefferson, the only one of the couple's children to survive past the age of 25. Martha Jefferson married Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., who was a politician at the federal and state levels and was elected as governor of Virginia (1819–1822), which made her the first lady of Virginia ...

  5. Harriet Hemings - Wikipedia

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    Other members of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello family have (as of 2018) [19] accepted the fact that Thomas Jefferson is the father of Sally Hemings' six children. Eston Hemmings changed his name to Jefferson in his lifetime.

  6. Dumas Malone - Wikipedia

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    Dumas Malone (DEW-mah; [1] January 10, 1892 – December 27, 1986) was an American historian, minister, [2] and biographer. A professor by occupation, Malone spent the majority of his career teaching at the University of Virginia (UVA), where he served as the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History.

  7. Historical reputation of Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

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    In the 1930s, Jefferson was held in higher esteem; President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) and New Deal Democrats celebrated his struggles for "the common man" and reclaimed him as their party's founder. Jefferson became a symbol of American democracy in the incipient Cold War, and the 1940s and 1950s saw the zenith of his popular reputation.

  8. Thomas Jefferson and slavery - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, owned more than 600 slaves during his adult life.Jefferson freed two slaves while he lived, and five others were freed after his death, including two of his children from his relationship with his slave (and sister-in-law) Sally Hemings.

  9. John Wayles - Wikipedia

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    John Wayles (January 31, 1715 – May 28, 1773) was a colonial American planter, slave trader and lawyer in colonial Virginia.He is historically best known as the father-in-law of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.

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