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Death of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence, died at Monticello on July 4, 1826.

Death of Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson's death on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration profoundly affected national sentiment during John Quincy Adams's presidency and marked the passing of a key Founding Father whose ideas continued to influence American politics.

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