aug 17, 1801 - Thomas Jefferson

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an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States from 1801-1809. Previously, he had been elected the 2nd vice president of the US, serving under J.Adams from 1797-1801. Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation