1 Thomas Jefferson is best remembered as a great president and as the author of the Declaration of Independence. He also won lasting fame as a diplomat, a political thinker, and a founder of the Democratic Party. Jefferson's interests and talents covered an amazing range.(http://www.multied.com/bio/revoltBIOS/JeffersonThomas.html,2002. n.p.) Jefferson was born at Shadwell, his father's home in Albemarle County, Va., on April 13, 1743. His father, Peter Jefferson, a man of …showed first 75 words of 887 total…

…showed last 75 words of 887 total…age of eighty-three. In his eighty-three years of living, he accomplished more than anyone else of his time or before him. Thomas Jefferson was a great influence on the way the United States turned out as the way it is today. He also provided us with all the freedoms and liberties that we have today. It’s probably correct to say that Jefferson’s achievement was equaled to by no others, except possibly Benjamin Franklin.