how old was Thomas Jefferson when he bacame president?
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Jefferson was born April 13, 1743.\nHis term started in 1801.\nThat would make him 57 at the time.\n\nFor more on Jefferson, see the link to the White House page below.
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lol\n\nBTW - all presidents are old
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efferson died on the Fourth of July, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the same day as John Adams' death. Thomas Jefferson was in very high debt when he died. His possessions were sold at an auction on Monticello. In 1831 Jefferson's 552 acres were sold for $7,000 to James T. Barclay. In 1836 Barclay sold the estate and 218 acres of land to the United States Navy Lieutenant Uriah P. Levy for $2,700. Levy then bought the surrounding land and started to purchase original furnishings. Lieutenant Levy is called "the Savior of Monticello" because of this. Levy died in 1862 as a result of the Civil War. In his will, he left the Monticello to the United States to be used as a school for orphans of navy officers. Thomas Jefferson is buried on his Monticello estate. His epitaph, written by him with an insistence that only his words and "not a word more" be inscribed, reads:\n\n    Here was buried\n    Thomas Jefferson\n    Author of the Declaration of American Independence\n    of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom\n    & Father of the University of Virginia
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It's John Adams (1797-1801). Thomas Jefferson was the third president (1801-1809)\n\nAdams was a Federalist.
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he's far too old (thank goodness)...still, he was a better president than his son :(
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THOMAS JEFFERSON! it's basic US HISTORY!
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At the end of his presidency in 1988, Ronald Reagan (born February 6, 1911) was the oldest man ever to hold the office of the President of the United States. He was the oldest man elected, at the age of 69 when he was elected to his first term, and ended his presidency a few months before his 78th birthday
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Embargo Act of 1807, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806).\n\nAnd check out the link below.
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May 20 1768 - born\nJuly 12 1849 - died\n\nWas first lady at age 40
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Jefferson was 3rd (he was also Vice President under the 2nd President John Adams, who he defeated to become President).
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Embargo Act of 1807, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806).\n\nA political philosopher who promoted classical liberalism, republicanism, and the separation of church and state, he was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779, 1786), which was the basis of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. He was the eponym of Jeffersonian democracy and the founder and leader of the Democratic-Republican Party which dominated American politics for over a quarter-century and was the precursor to today's Democratic Party. Jefferson also served as the second Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793), and second Vice President (1797–1801).
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George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. So as of December 16th, 2005, he would be more than 273 years old.
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Yes. It is true. During Jefferson's presidential administration, Rodney Cox, from North Carolina was discovered in the act of providing former Tories with information regarding the American naval forces capability to secure American shores. After a brief ad hoc trial, Cox was convicted and sentenced to death by firing squad. Jefferson, being a notorious Anglophobic at the time, served as the sole member of the firing squad. With a single bullet dispatched from a flint lock rifle, Cox received a fatal wound. It took 10 hours for Cox to expire, during which he lay prostrate on the White House lawn. Afterwards, he was committed to the sea in a right proper burial, albeit, without any fanfare.
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Jefferson would hate modern politics, especially because during his time, presidents did not campaign, they had people speak for them and there was no bashing of their opponents. Why cant we go back to such wonderful times?
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A vote for Jefferson is American as Cherry pie.\n\nCoach
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The first President of the United States of America was George Washington, President from 1789 to 1797
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Geroge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Rosevelt