.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}Thomas JeffersonPortrait by Rembrandt Peale, 18003rd President of the United StatesIn officeMarch 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809Vice President.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}
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Preceded byJohn AdamsSucceeded byJames Madison2nd Vice President of the United StatesIn officeMarch 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801PresidentJohn AdamsPreceded byJohn AdamsSucceeded byAaron Burr1st United States Secretary of StateIn officeMarch 22, 1790 – December 31, 1793PresidentGeorge WashingtonPreceded byJohn Jay (acting)Succeeded byEdmund Randolph2nd United States Minister to FranceIn officeMay 17, 1785 – September 26, 1789Appointed byConfederation CongressPreceded byBenjamin FranklinSucceeded byWilliam ShortMinister Plenipotentiary for Negotiating Treaties of Amity and CommerceIn officeMay 12, 1784 – May 11, 1786Appointed byConfederation CongressPreceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byOffice abolishedDelegate from Virginia to the Congress of the ConfederationIn officeNovember 3, 1783 – May 7, 1784Preceded byJames MadisonSucceeded byRichard Lee2nd Governor of VirginiaIn officeJune 1, 1779 – June 3, 1781Preceded byPatrick HenrySucceeded byWilliam FlemingDelegate from Virginia to the Continental CongressIn officeJune 20, 1775 – September 26, 1776Preceded byGeorge WashingtonSucceeded byJohn HarvieConstituencySecond Continental CongressMember of the Virginia House of BurgessesIn officeMay 11, 1769[1] – June 1, 1775[2]Preceded byEdward Carter[2]Succeeded byOffice abolishedConstituencyAlbemarle County
Personal detailsBorn(1743-04-13)April 13, 1743Shadwell, Virginia, British AmericaDiedJuly 4, 1826(1826-07-04) (aged 83)Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.Resting placeMonticello, Virginia, U.S.Political partyDemocratic-RepublicanSpouseMartha Wayles
​ ​(m. .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}1772; died 1782)​Children
6 with Martha Wayles, including:
Martha Jefferson Randolph
Mary Jefferson Eppes
Up to 6 with Sally Hemings, including:
Madison Hemings
Eston Hemings
ParentsPeter Jefferson (father)Jane Randolph (mother)Alma materCollege of William & MaryOccupation.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}PoliticianlawyerSignaturePhilosophy careerNotable workDeclaration of Independence (1776)Notes on Virginia (1785)Jefferson's Manual (1801)Jefferson Bible (1820)EraAge of EnlightenmentRegionWestern philosophyAmerican philosophySchoolClassical liberalism(Radicalism)[3]DeismEnlightenmentJeffersonianismRepublicanismInstitutionsAmerican Philosophical SocietyMain interests
Politics
Ethics
Religion
Philology
Notable ideasAll men are created equal,Empire of Liberty,Entangling alliances,Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,Separation of church and state,Strict constructionism,Ward republic,Views on education,Views on slavery,Views on religionshow
Influences

Confucius
Epicurus
Jesus
Epictetus
Bacon
Locke
Newton
Bolingbroke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Hume
Robertson
Wythe
Blackstone
Paine
Gibbon
Beccaria
Tracy

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Influenced

Madison
Taylor
Monroe
Randolph
Tucker
Nock
Strauss
Hitchens[12]

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743[a] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.