Thomas Jefferson Quick Facts

Career:
1769 Served as a delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses.

1775-1776 Served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

1776 Drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence.

1776 Became delegate to the Virginia General Assembly.


Did You Know:
1. Although he expressed his opposition to slavery, Jefferson owned slaves throughout his lifetime.

2. Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

3. Jefferson was an accomplished farmer, lawyer, architect, inventor, naturalist, philosopher, and scientist.

4. The present collection of the Library of Congress began with the purchase of Jefferson's personal library.