Our Members (Putiton-E Biograpby)
Thomas Jefferson
Vice President
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743[b] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#cite_note-7] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States] who served as the third president of the United States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States] from 1801 to 1809.[6] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#cite_note-Morris19732-8] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence]. Following the American Revolutionary War [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War] and prior to becoming president in 1801, Jefferson was the nation's first U.S. secretary of state [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State] under George Washington [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington] and then the nation's second vice president [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_president_of_the_United_States] under John Adams [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams]. Jefferson was a leading proponent of democracy, republicanism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republicanism], and individual rights, and produced formative documents and decisions at the state, national, and international levels.