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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, a 1900 portrait by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris depicting Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson working on the Declaration [49] Support for a Congressional declaration of independence was consolidated in the final weeks of June 1776.
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.
Congress Voting Independence, by Robert Edge Pine (1784–1788), depicts the Committee of Five in the center Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson of the Committee of Five working on the Declaration.
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies voting in favor and New York abstaining.
The Declaration of Independence. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 4, 2022 at 7:00 AM. In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States ...
In addition to being known as the Father of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was a lawyer, philosopher and diplomat. He served in numerous political roles, including governor of ...
The United States Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and then edited by the Committee of Five, which consisted of Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. It was then further edited and adopted by the Committee of the Whole of the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
Thomas Jefferson was a delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress (1775–1776) and was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected the second governor of Virginia (1779–1781) and served as Minister to France (1785–1789).