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Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809. He was also the second vice president under John Adams from 1797 to 1801. A prolific wri
Portrait, c. 1800
Portrait, c. 1800
The Wren Building at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, where Jefferson studied in 1761 and 1762
The Wren Building at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, where Jefferson studied in 1761 and 1762
Monticello, Jefferson's home near Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello, Jefferson's home near Charlottesville, Virginia
The Declaration of Independence, which Jefferson largely wrote in isolation between June 11 and 28, 1776, from a floor he was renting in a home at 700
The Declaration of Independence, which Jefferson largely wrote in isolation between June 11 and 28, 1776, from a floor he was renting in a home at 700 Market Street in Center City Philadelphia, contain "the most potent and consequential words in American history," historian Joseph Ellis later wrote.
Martha Jefferson
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Martha Skelton Jefferson was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death in 1782. She served as First Lady of Virginia during Jefferson's term as governor from 1779 to 1781. She died in 178
Thomas Jefferson
…into a neoclassical masterpiece in the Palladian style became Jefferson's lifelong project. On January 1, 1772, Jefferson married his third cousin, Martha Wayles Skelton, a 23-year-old widow of Bathurst Skelton. She was a frequent hostess for Jefferson and managed the large household. Historian Dumas Malone described…
Mather Brown, Thomas Jefferson, 1786, oil painting, National Portrait Gallery
Mather Brown, Thomas Jefferson, 1786, oil painting, National Portrait Gallery
Original front elevation drawing of Monticello, 1771
Original front elevation drawing of Monticello, 1771
Governor's Palace, Governor Jefferson's residence in Williamsburg
Governor's Palace, Governor Jefferson's residence in Williamsburg
Monticello Family Graveyard, including Thomas Jefferson's gravesite
Monticello Family Graveyard, including Thomas Jefferson's gravesite