Thomas Jefferson died on The fourth of July 1826 a few hours before the president John Adams died on the same day and year. Jefferson was 83 years old and John Adams was 90. It was also the 50th reunion of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson had not yet been elected as President or as any other type of colonial official when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, but he was appointed to that position, not elected.
Thomas Jefferson's father was Peter Jefferson and his grandfather was Thomas Jefferson.
Jefferson was reelected in the 1804 election when he beat Charles Cotesworth Pickney by a landslide. Jefferson received 72.8% of the popular vote and 162 electoral votes (compared to Pickney's 14 electoral votes). For more information on the election: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election%2C_1804
Thomas Jefferson
No, Thomas Jefferson was elected after he wrote the Declaration
When Thomas Jefferson was elected, he was residing in the state of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia, to be exact.
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He was elected President of the United States on March 4, 1801.
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Thomas Jefferson was not the president of the Philadelphia convention. George Washington was.
Thomas Jefferson acted more like a gentleman farmer than a privileged politician after elected.
Thomas Jefferson acted more like a gentleman farmer than a privileged politician after elected.