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Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence .
The 1803 State of the Union address was delivered by the third president of the United States Thomas Jefferson to the 8th United States Congress on October 17, 1803. This speech centered around the Louisiana Purchase and the expansion of the United States, along with efforts to maintain peace with Native American tribes and establish neutral foreign relations amidst ongoing European conflicts.
The Democratic-Republicans nominated a ticket consisting of Vice President Thomas Jefferson of Virginia and former Senator Aaron Burr of New York. Jefferson had been the runner-up in the previous election and had co-founded the party with James Madison and others, while Burr was popular in the electorally important state of New York. [5]
The 1801 State of the Union Address was written by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, on December 8, 1801. It was his first annual address and presented in Washington, D.C. It was his first annual address and presented in Washington, D.C.
A list of U.S. presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 20 out of the 50 states are represented. Presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).
1800 Electoral College Vote results by state explicitly indicating the number of votes received by top two candidates in each. Jefferson ran for president in the 1796 election as a Democratic-Republican, but finished second in the electoral vote to Federalist John Adams; under the laws then in place, Jefferson's second-place finish made him the Vice President of the United States. [1]
Washington selected Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State and Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury, [13] and he relied on James Madison as a key adviser and ally in Congress. [ 14 ] Hamilton implemented an expansive economic program, establishing the First Bank of the United States , [ 15 ] and convincing Congress to assume the ...
No State shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor more than seven members; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any ...