OVERVIEW:

BORN:
April 13, 1743
Shadwell, Virginia

DIED:
July 4, 1826 (age 83)
Charlottesville, Virginia

EDUCATION:
College of William and Mary (BA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1779-1781:
Governor of Virginia
1783-1784:
Delegate from Virginia to the Congress of the Confederation
1785-1789:
U.S. Minister to France
1790-1793:
U.S. Secretary of State
1797-1801:
Vice President of the United States
1801-1809:
3rd President of the United States

ACTING FIRST LADY/ WIFE:

sully-martha-jefferson-randolph-portrait-1836 — MARTHA JEFFERSON RANDOLPH (DAUGHTER)

Martha-Jefferson-by-John-Hutton (1) — MARTHA JEFFERSON (WIFE)

VICE PRESIDENTS:

RESOURCES:

Declaration Committee 1.26.16 — Members of the Declaration Committee (left to right: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and John Adams)

BIOGRAPHIES:
Monticello
UVA Miller Center
White House
Senate Historical Office
Department of State
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Founders Online (National Archives)
Rotunda/ UVA Press ($)
Library of Congress
The American Presidency Project (UCSB)
Massachusetts Historical Society
Avalon Project (Yale Law School)
Online Books by Jefferson (Penn)
Online Books About Jefferson (Penn)

GENERAL BACKGROUND:
Monticello

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

**THOMAS JEFFERSON: THE ART OF POWER** by Jon Meacham

**JEFFERSON AND HIS TIME (VOLS. 1-6)** by Dumas Malone

1796 ELECTION:

FEDERALIST:
JOHN ADAMS
Electoral Vote: 71 (51.1%)

DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN:
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Electoral Vote: 68 (48.9%)

NOTE:
Prior to the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, the presidential candidate with the second highest number of electoral votes was elected Vice President.

1800 ELECTION:

DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN:
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Electoral Vote: 73 (52.9%)

FEDERALIST:
JOHN ADAMS
Electoral Vote: 65 (47.1%)

NOTE:
Prior to the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, the presidential candidate with the second highest number of electoral votes was elected Vice President.