Thomas Jefferson | Biography, Presidency, Family & Death
Thomas Jefferson (born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell (a colony of Virginia) and died on July 4, 1826, at Monticello, Virginia) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he was the 3rd American president from 1801-1809 and the main author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential state theorists in the United States.From 1797 to 1801 he was also the second American vice president. Jefferson was one of the founders of the Democratic-Republican Party of the United States. His presidential years included the purchase of Louisiana, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and a failed trade embargo against Britain and France.He is considered the "father of the University of Virginia" and his private library was the basis for the reconstruction of the Librar...