Do you want to hear about an amazing man of the Revolution? Thomas Jefferson was a well known Patriot/President. He served as president from 1801-1809. Before this he was a patriot for the british. He had a good impact on the british. Born on April 13, 1743 Thomas Jefferson lived in Virginia. When Thomas got older He had multiple jobs mentioned from ducksters Before he became president, “Thomas Jefferson had a number of jobs: he was a lawyer who studied and practiced law, he was a farmer and managed his vast estate, and he was a politician who served as a member of Virginia's legislature.” In 1763 he got married to a woman named Martha Wayles. Thomas helped found the Virginia Committee of Correspondence in 1773. He went on to make one …show more content…
Jefferson was born on April 13 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia, later a part of Albemarle County. His mother, Jane Randolph, was from a wealthy family that claimed descent from the kings of Scotland and England. Jane's cousin Peyton Randolph, was the most important man in the Virginia House of Burgesses and well respected throughout the Thirteen Colonies for his oratorical and political savvy. From his mother's side Jefferson inherited at birth a prominent place in the Virginia aristocracy. His radical streak came from his dad. Peter Jefferson was not a part of the Virginia gentry. He was from a modest family and had made his fortune as a farmer and surveyor. You might say that Thomas Jefferson's life just like his thought took place at the intersection of equalities savvy. From his mother's side Jefferson inherited at birth a prominent place in the Virginia …show more content…
Peter Jefferson was not a part of the Virginia gentry. He was from a modest family, and had made his fortune as a farmer and surveyor. You might say that Thomas Jefferson's life, just like his thought, took place at the intersection of equality and elitism. Times could be rough back then, even for a wealthy Virginia family. Of Jefferson's nine siblings, only five lived past thirty. Jefferson became the head of his family when his father passed away in 1757 he was just 14 years old. Luckily a family friend stepped in to run the household until Jefferson could finish his education but young Tom knew he would have to grow up quickly. It seems like he fell in love with reading at about this time. In the midst of personal trouble Jefferson did what countless youths had done before and since: he turned to his