Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia, on 13 April 1743 into a wealthy landowning family He studied law and practiced

The papers of Thomas Jefferson , diplomat, architect, scientist, and third president of the United States, held in the Library of Congress

thomas jefferson A Personal Pursuit of Happiness Thomas Jefferson was a man of relentless curiosity—fascinated by the world around him, always learning from what he encountered

thomas edison Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton in 1772, and by all accounts the two were very much in love Of their six children, only two—Martha and Mary (later