Thomas Jefferson

3rd President

2 terms

1743-1826

Democratic-Republican

Used his writing talents to help write the Declaration of Independence

Helped to write the Bill of Rights

Made the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States

Birthplace: Shadwell, VA

Thomas Jefferson was born April 13th, 1743 at this plantation.  The original building burned down in 1770, but a historical marker is located there.

Boyhood Home: Richmond, VA

Thomas Jefferson lived here from 1745-1752.  It is named "Tuckahoe Plantation".

Boyhood Home: Albemarle County, VA

After Jefferson's birthplace burned, his family moved to this home, called "Edge Hill". 

Home: Charlottesville, VA

Jefferson lived here for most of his life, and after he retired, he moved back.  It is named "Monticello".  In 1826, after his death, he was buried here.

Home: Forest, VA

This was his other estate, named "Poplar Forest".

Home: Charlottesville, VA

Thomas Jefferson, architect of the University of Virginia, lived at this home on it's campus, it is called, "The Lawn".

Gravesite: Charlottesville, VA

Thomas, using massive doses of medications, (barely) managed to stay alive on July 4th, but he was determined to see this historic date, after hearing his doctor whisper, "It is the fourth", Jefferson died, probably willingly, at his beloved Monticello.

Cenotaph: Columbia, MO

This is the original gravestone of Thomas Jefferson.  In 1883, his decendents presented it to the university, as it was the first university to have been founded on the Louisinana Territory, which Jefferson purchased. 

Memorial: Washington, D.C.

In 1943, the Jefferson Memorial was dedicated.

Memorial: Keystone, SD

Jefferson, along with Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, appears on the Mount Rushmore Memorial.