Thomas Jefferson

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13 April 1743 — 4 July 1826

AGE 83

NATIONALITY American

CAREER Author, Lawyer, Politician

COUNTRY OF DEATH United States

BORN Shadwell, Virginia, United States

DIED Monticello, Virginia, United States

He was born in Shadwell, Virginia, United States on 13 April 1743.

He died in Monticello, Virginia, United States on 4 July 1826.

He was 83 years old at the time of death.

He was a Politician, Lawyer, Author.

Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809. Before becoming president, he served as vice president under John Adams from 1797 to 1801.

Jefferson was also a writer, lawyer, and political thinker. He is best known as the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most important documents in American history.

CAUSE OF DEATH Combination of chronic ailments rather than a single specific cause.

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