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 Thomas Jefferson

 Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia. He attended law school at William and mary College at the age of 16 then continued his education in th Law under George Wythe, the first professor of law in America (Who would later sign the declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776). He died July 4, 1826. He was the third president of the United States. He began the study Greek, French and Latin at the age of nine. In 1776 Jefferson, then a member of the committee to draft a declaration of independence, chosen by the committee to write the draft.



﻿ James Madison



﻿ James Madison was born March 16, 1751 in Orange County, Virginia. He died on June 28, 1836 in