Name of Wife - Thomas Jefferson was married to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson in 1772
Thomas Jefferson Education - William and Mary College - he could read Greek, Latin, French and English
Career - Law, Politician, Statesman
Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1769-74
Member of Continental Congress, 1775-76
Governor of Virginia, 1779-81
Member of Continental Congress, 1783-85
Minister to France, 1785-89
Secretary of State, 1790-93 (under Washington)
Vice President, 1797-1801 (under J. Adams)
Thomas Jefferson Place of Death - July 4, 1826 in Monticello in Virginia
Next President: President James Madison 

Major events surrounding President Thomas Jefferson
Barbary Wars (1801-5) - Louisiana Purchase made (1803). He drafted the Declaration of Independence

Facts and History of President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an extremely well educated man and had a variety of interests ranging from education and science to architecture and music. He was at the forefront of the revolutionary movement in Virginia. As delegate to the Continental Congress, he drafted the Declaration of Independence.

Presidential Trivia

• Description of President - Height 6 feet 2.5 inches

• Thomas Jefferson Age at Inauguration - 57 years old
• He suffered from the following illness : tuberculosis
• As he aged, his red hair turned sandy, then white
• Jefferson initiated the custom of a President shaking hands, rather than bowing, to greet guests
• Thomas Jefferson owned slaves
• Thomas Jefferson and his friend and sometimes enemy, John Adams , both died on July 4th, 1826. He died a few hours before John Adams
• Jefferson died at age 84
• A 60-foot (18 m) sculpture of his head is carved into Mount Rushmore
• Thomas Jefferson Founded the University of Virginia

President Coin or President Dollar Bill
The United States has placed likenesses of the Presidents on many types of coins and currency. Thomas Jefferson has appeared on the five cent piece or the nickel since 1938. In 1785 he was appointed minister to France where seed for the French Revolution were being sown. He saw the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803.