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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia on April 13, 1743. He became one of the most educated Americans of our time and went to College of William and Mary at age seventeen. There he studied a wide range of subjects including law, science, philosophy, ancient and modern history, and literature. He became a lawyer and after the Revolutionary War started used those skills to help the rebelling Americans. Jefferson was made a representative of the Virginia House of Burgess and started building his home, Monticello, around 1769. Jefferson contributed greatly to the politics of war one of the most important contributions being "A Summary View of the Rights of British America" in 1774. Of course the most famous of Thomas Jefferson's works being the Declaration of Independence which declared that the American colonies were separating from Great Britain. Jefferson became governor of Virginia in 1779. He was later chased out of Virginia by British soldiers and he then decided to quit public service. Jefferson later worked for Congress where he was appointed to negotiate treaties with European powers. After he returned to America, George Washington made him the secretary of state. Some time later on March 4, 1801, after running for presidency, he was sworn in as the third president of the United States.

James and Dolley Madison
James Madison was born in 1751 and Dolley Madison was born in 1768. James Madison attended Princeton and had a big part in the writing of the Constitution. He is sometimes called the "Father of the Constitution". Dolley was born in North Carolina of the Quaker faith. However, this faith was later revoked after she married her second husband James Madison, who was not of the religion. James Madison was the fourth president of the United States and was the first to declare war,(War of 1812). Although Madison was said to be a small and somewhat withered man, his wife made up for that in her social abilities and overall warmth. She was the apple of the capital's eye and was largely involved with the public. This was demonstrated in her many fundraisers and the orphanage for young girls she set up. James died in 1836 and Dolley died in 1849.

Monticello
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