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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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Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

15th cousin 6 times removed
via Henry Plantagenet

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Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

11th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Ralph Neville

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Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Eudo la Zouche

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Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

13th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Philip le Despencer

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Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

14th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir John Howard

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Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

15th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

16th cousin 2 times removed
via Isabella de Beauchamp

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Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

17th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Richard de Clare

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Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

14th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Hugh I de Audley

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Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

16th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer

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Tony Dow

TV Actor

11th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Roger Wentworth

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Tony Dow

TV Actor

13th cousin 7 times removed
via John de Mowbray

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Abraham Baldwin

Signer of the U.S. Constitution

17th cousin 2 times removed
via John, King of England

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Isaac Tichenor

3rd and 5th Governor of Vermont

17th cousin 1 time removed
via John, King of England

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Isaac Taylor Tichenor

President of Auburn University

17th cousin 3 times removed
via John, King of England

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Susan Dey

TV and Movie Actress

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Nicholas Audley

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Susan Dey

TV and Movie Actress

14th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir John Howard

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Henry Howard Sessions

Railroad Car Inventor

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir William de Ros

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Amber Stevens West

TV and Movie Actress

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Eudo la Zouche

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Amber Stevens West

TV and Movie Actress

13th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Philip le Despencer

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Amber Stevens West

TV and Movie Actress

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir William de Ferrers

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Amber Stevens West

TV and Movie Actress

13th cousin 8 times removed
via John de Mowbray

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

16th cousin 5 times removed
via William de Ros

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

15th cousin 6 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Roger de Quincy

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