THOMAS JEFFERSON

THOMAS JEFFERSON'S EARLY LIFE

• Born in Shadwell,Virginia on April 13,1743
• Mother-Jane Randolph-home maker
• Father-Peter Jefferson-Farmer

THOMAS JEFFERSON'S EDUCATION

• Went to the College of William and Mary
• Thomas Jefferson studied law

THOMAS JEFFERSON'S CAREER

• He was admitted to the bar (court)
• He worked on his land estates

FAMILY BACKGROUND

• Martha Wayles Skelton
• Martha Jefferson-Randolph,Mary Jefferson Eppes,Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson,Peter Jefferson,Jane Jefferson

REASON FOR RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

• He ran for president because he had possessed impressive political credentials
• Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence in 1776
• Thomas Jefferson was an early archaeologist

PRESIDENTIAL INFORMATION

• He was president from 1901-1809
• He was the third president of the U.S.