- **Born:** April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia - **Parents:** Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph Jefferson - **Spouse:** Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson - **Children:** Martha Jefferson Randolph, Mary Jefferson Eppes, and four children who died in infancy - **Died:** July 4, 1826 in Monticello, Virginia - **Highest Office:** 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809) - **Other Notable Positions:** Vice President, Secretary of State, Governor of Virginia, Ambassador to France, Virginia House of Delegates - **Party Affiliation:** Democratic-Republican Party - **Historical Note:** Founded the Democratic-Republican Party, which later became the Democratic Party. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.