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Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of State,
Term of Appointment:
03/22/1790 to
12/31/1793
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- Born at "Shadwell", Goochland (now Albemarle) County, Virginia, April 13, 1743;
- Graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1762;
- Admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1767;
- Held various local public offices;
- Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1769-1775;
- Married Martha (Wayles) Skelton in 1772;
- Member of the Continental Congress, 1775-1776;
- Prepared the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and signed the final Declaration;
- Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-1779;
- Governor of Virginia, 1779-1781;
- Again a member of the Continental Congress, 1783-1784;
- One of three Ministers named in 1784 to negotiate treaties with European nations and the Barbary States;
- Served as Minister to France, 1785-1789;
- Secretary of State in President Washington's Cabinet March 22, 1790, and served until December 31, 1793;
- As Secretary of State, successfully administered a policy of neutrality in the war between Great Britain and France;
- Vice President of the United States, 1797-1801;
- President of the United States, 1801-1809;
- Retired to Monticello, his estate in Virginia; engaged in literary, architectural, scientific, and agricultural pursuits; participated in the founding and served as rector of the University of Virginia;
- Died at Monticello, Albemarle County, Virginia, July 4, 1826.
Released on July 15, 2003
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