USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).

Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson served in various government positions before becoming President. Before ascending to the presidency, Jefferson served as governor of Virginia, from 1779 to 1781, and secretary of state under President George Washington, from 1789 to 1793.

Detailed explanation-3: -Absent from politics for four years, Jefferson returned as vice president under John Adams (1797-1801). He gained the presidency in 1801, won reelection for a second term in 1805, and stepped down from the executive office in 1809.

Detailed explanation-4: -With the inauguration of his handpicked successor, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson retired to his Virginia plantation home, Monticello. The former President was happy to be free from executive duties and eager to satisfy his boundless curiosity for life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Thomas Jefferson was 57 when he was elected and sworn in as the third President of the United States. Jefferson first ran for president in 1796, chiefly as a voice against the centralized government established by the Federalist Party.