Third President of the U.s., Author of Declaration of Independence, founder of University of Virginia
- He was the third president of the United States - He was the governor of Virginia - He was co-founder of the Democratic-Republican Party - He was the author of the Declaration of Independence - He was founder of the University of Virginia - He was the author of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom - He was the author of the Notes on the State of Virginia - He initiated the Lewis and Clark expedition after purchasing the Louisiana territory from France
West Virginia Independence Hall was created in 1859.
Richard Henry Lee introduced the resolution for independence to the second Continental Congress. It was call the Lee Resolution and introduced on June 7, 1776.
Benjamin Harrison was the governor of Virginia from 1782 to 1784. He was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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He was an excellent writer. The delegates needed Virginia's support for the independence movement, Jefferson was from Virginia.
On June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia's delegates to Congress, proposed independence, paving the way for the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson for one (there may be others). Jefferson wrote his own epitaph before he died, and it is engraved on his tombstone: "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration of American Independence Of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia."
James Monroe was the last president from the Virginia Dynasty.
The nearest airport to Independence in Virginia, US is Tri-Cities Regional Airport. It is 94 miles from Independence.