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Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States.

He was born in 1743 in Virginia and died on July 4, 1826. 1743

He was the third of ten children and grew up on his father's 5,000-acre plantation.

He studied law at college.

Jefferson is frequently listed as one of the USA's greatest Presidents.

He was also one of its most powerful advocates of personal freedom and envisioned a great Empire of Liberty.

Jefferson became a lawyer in 1767 and had a great love of books. 1767

He was a very eloquent correspondent using the written word, but was no public speaker.

At the age of 33, Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.

In the following years, he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia.

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