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U.S. minister in Paris from 1785 to 1789, later Secretary of State and third President.

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1743–1826

Thomas Jefferson. U.S. minister in Paris from 1785 to 1789, later Secretary of State and third President.

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1785–1789

Thomas Jefferson worked at the United States government. Minister to France.

3 Jun 1789

Thomas Jefferson authored Jefferson’s sketch of a charter of rights (1789).

1807

Thomas Jefferson intervened in U.S. wars and massacres against Indian nations, 1776 to 1890.

Thomas Jefferson, involved in the American debt to France and U.S. wars and massacres against Indian nations, 1776 to 1890.

Thomas Jefferson appears in The Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson influenced Lafayette’s draft declaration of rights (1789).

According to The Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

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