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Jefferson, Thomas
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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American statesman, born at Shadwell, Virginia; took a prominent part in the Revolution, and claimed to have drawn up the Declaration of Independence; he secured the decimal coinage for the States in 1783; was plenipotentiary in France in 1784, and subsequently minister there; third President, 1801-1807, he saw the Louisiana purchase and the prohibition of the slave-trade; after his retirement he devoted himself to furthering education till his death at Monticello, Va.; he was a man of extremes, but honest and consistent in his policy (1743-1826).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jefferson, Thomas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/j/jefferson-thomas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jefferson, Thomas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/j/jefferson-thomas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
