Jefferson, Thomas

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743–1826, 3d President of the United States (1801–9), author of the Declaration of Independence, and apostle of agrarian democracy.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Retirement
• President
• Postwar Republican Leader
• Revolutionary Leader
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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