JACOB CROWNINSHIELD

3. JEFFERSON
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OVERVIEW:

BORN:
March 31. 1770,
Salem, Massachusetts

DIED:
April 15, 1808 (Age 38),
Washington, DC

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1798:
Unsuccessful Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
1801:
Massachusetts State Senator
1805:
Nominated by President Thomas Jefferson to be Secretary of the Navy,
Confirmed by Senate, but declined the position and continued serving in the  House of Representatives

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Wikipedia