Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, in the year of 1743 at Shadwell, Virginia. He is the third president of the United States, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and the founder of the University of Virginia. He served his country for over five decades as a public official, historian, philosopher, and a plantation owner. During his presidential years he was accused of having an affair with Sally Hemings. He retired after his second term of being president in 1809. Exactly 50 years after the Declaration was approved, Jefferson died at 83 years old on July 4, 1826.
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