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Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson

3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence


Who was Thomas Jefferson?

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809. Born on April 13, 1743, in Virginia, Jefferson was a statesman, diplomat, and architect who played a key role in the American Revolution and the early years of the United States. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and served as governor of Virginia, minister to France, and secretary of state under President George Washington. As president, Jefferson is best known for the Louisiana Purchase, his policy of neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars, and his support for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He also played a key role in the development of the American West and is remembered as one of the founding fathers of the United States. Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, on the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, at the age of 83. John Adams, second President of the United State died that same day.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Thomas Jefferson

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

16th cousin 1 time removed
via Isabella de Beauchamp

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

17th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Richard de Clare

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

14th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Hugh I de Audley

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

15th cousin 1 time removed
via Edmund Fitzalan

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

16th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

15th cousin 2 times removed
via Humphrey de Bohun

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William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir William de Ros

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Dallas West

Hall of Fame Pool Player

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Roger de Quincy

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Porter Goss

1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence

13th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Porter Goss

1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence

13th cousin 8 times removed
via John de Mowbray

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

12th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Thomas Mowbray

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Hugh de Kevelioc

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

20th cousin
via Bertrade de Montfort

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

19th cousin 2 times removed
via John FitzGilbert (the Marshal)

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

19th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers

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Kate Brown

38th Governor of Oregon

14th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir John Howard

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

15th cousin 6 times removed
via Eleanor of Castile

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

14th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Hugh I de Audley

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

11th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Roger Wentworth

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

13th cousin 5 times removed
via John de Mowbray

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

15th cousin 5 times removed
via Humphrey de Bohun

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

15th cousin 6 times removed
via Eleanor of Castile

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

14th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Hugh I de Audley

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

13th cousin 5 times removed
via John de Mowbray

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