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| {{Template:Simplify}}'''Thomas Jefferson'''<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S.) – July 4, 1826) was an American F</span>ounding Father<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, the [[File:Thomas_Jefferson.png|thumb]]principal author of the Deleceration of Independence </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">(1776) and the third President of United States</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> (1801–1809). At the beginning of the A</span>merican Revolution<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, he served in the Contential Congress</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> representing Virgina</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781). Just after the war ended, from mid-1784 Jefferson served as a diplomat, stationed in P</span>aris<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, to help negotiate commercial treaties. In May 1785, he became the United States Minister to France</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">. Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State (1790–1793) serving under President George Washington</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">. Upon resigning his office, with his close friend James Madison he organized the Democratic -Republican Party. Elected Vice-President in 1796. He was mentiones in Mr. Ratburns Class during the episode [[The Election]].</span>
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| | '''Thomas Jefferson''' (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S.) – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Deleceration of Independence (1776) and the third President of United States (1801–1809). |
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| | [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] mentioned and showed a picture of Jefferson in his class, in "[[The Election]]." |
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Revision as of 14:16, 29 June 2012
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S.) – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Deleceration of Independence (1776) and the third President of United States (1801–1809).
Mr. Ratburn mentioned and showed a picture of Jefferson in his class, in "The Election."
