- JEFFERSON, Thomas
- (1743-1826)American DEIST and author of the Declaration of Independence who played an important role in shaping American thought and became the third President of the United States.
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JEFFERSON, Thomas
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Jefferson, Thomas — (1743 1826) Third president of the United States. Index: Dr His hostility to Great Britain, 273, 274, 281; his defeat for the presidency, in 1797, 298. Bk Purchases Louisiana from France, 41, 42; his embargo on United States ships trading… … The makers of Canada
Jefferson, Thomas — (1743–1826) Philosopher and Politician. Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia, and was educated at the College of William and Mary. He had a distinguished career and was appointed Governor of Virginia in 1779, Minister to France in 1785 … Who’s Who in Christianity
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JEFFERSON, THOMAS — American statesman, born at Shadwell, Virginia; took a prominent part in the Revolution, and claimed to have drawn up the Declaration of Independence; he secured the decimal coinage for the States in 1783; was plenipotentiary in France in 1784 … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
