Thomas Jefferson was an "advocate" of liberty, an "architect" who designed the Virginia State Capitol, and a "writer" of the Declaration of Independence.
Many words describe Thomas Jefferson’s. The following words also fit the late president's talents and accomplishments: Planter, Lawyer, Father, Scientist and Philosopher.
Freckled and sandy-haired, rather tall and awkward, Jefferson was eloquent as a correspondent, but he was no public speaker. In the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress, he contributed his pen rather than his voice to the patriot cause.
As the "silent member" of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence. In years following he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786.
Know about the life of Thomas Jefferson by reading his biography at Monticello.org and Whitehouse.gov.