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Jefferson (JOSEPH an American stock)

JOSEPH, an American stock, his great-grandfather having been JEFFERSON Drury Lane, while his father and granda member of Garrick's company at father were well known American actors. stage at the age of three, as the child in Jefferson first appeared on the "Pizarro," and a year later gave an imitation of "Jim Crow" Rice. For many years he went through the hard training of a strolling actor, and then played in New York, where in 1857 he made a hit as Doctor Pangloss, and in 1858 created the part of Asa Trenchard in "Our American Cousin," Southhe visited London, and at the Adelphi ern playing Lord Dundreary. In 1865 Theater played for the first time his world-famous part of Rip Van Winkle, Sept. 4, 1865. With this character his name is identified, though he showed in "The Rivals" and in other fine old 1905.

English comedies. He died April 23, in "The Rivals" and in other fine old statesman, 3d President of the United JEFFERSON, THOMAS, an American THOMAS JEFFERSON States; born in Shadwell, Va., April 2, 1743. He received a liberal education Mary College in 1764. He was admitted for that time, graduating at William and to the bar in 1767. In 1769 he was sent where he gained local fame by a speech Mary College in 1764. He was admitted supporting the emancipation of slaves. to the Virginia House of Burgesses, the Burgesses were dissolved by where he gained local fame by a speech supporting the emancipation of slaves. son being elected but unable to go, sent a gates to the Colonial Congress. Jeffer- "Summary View of the Rights of British North America," for which he was near- "Summary View of the Rights of British son being elected but unable to go, sent a SON compan ather and g American appeared thres, as the ch he went through strolling actor, where in tor Pangloss, of Asa T Cousin," So undreary. In and at the Ade for the first time of Rip Van Win With this character ed, though he show artist as Bob Ac and in other fine He died April resident of the Unit 8 JEFFERSON Shadwell, Va., April 2, ed a liberal education duating at William and 764. He was admitted In 1769 he was sent House of Burgesses, ame by a speech tion of slaves. re dissolved by vernor, but met on and sent dele- Congress. Jefferable to go, sent a Rights of British hich he was nearin Parliament.

JEFFERSON CITY Jefferson was a member of the 2d Con- center for Cole and adjacent counties; gress, in 1775, and of the 3d, in 1776.

He was appointed chairman of a special committee of five, to prepare a declaration of independence. Jefferson wrote the draft, and it was adopted by the committee, with very few changes, to become one of the immortal documents of hisimmortal documents of his tory. He resigned his seat in Congress to assist in framing the Virginia consti- Virginia consti tution. In 1779 he was elected governor of Virginia. In 1783 he was returned to Congress, where he secured the adoption of the decimal system of coinage , and assisted in other important measures. In 1784, with Franklin and Adams, he was instrumental in making important treaties with Prussia and Morocco. In 1785 he was made minister to France, where he served during the stormiest period of the French Revolution. The liberal and destructive spirit of that revolution had great influence upon him, and his subsequent views and acts were more or less shaped by it. He floated the French tricolor at his home at Monticello, and greeted his neighbors with the title "citizen." In 1789 he was made Secretary of State by Washington.

Here he was recognized as the leader of the Republican party, the other members of the Cabinet and Washington himself Cabinet and Wa ashington n himself being Federalists. In 1794 he retired to his estate, and passed three years in study and leisure. In 1797 he was chosen Vice-President with Adams, and in 1801 was elected President by the House of Representatives. In 1805 he re-elected.

His administrations was were marked by the war with Tripoli, the admission of Ohio to the Union, the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the naval episode between the "Chesapeake " and the Leopard," the Embargo act, Embargo act , the trial of Aaron Burr for treason, and the prohibition of the slave trade. In 1809 he retired finally to private life, where he devoted himself to study and to philanthropic enterprises, his chief undertaking being the establishment of the University of Virginia. He was steadily democratic in his views, and a champion of the rights of the States, as against centralization in government. government .

He died in Monticello, Va., July 4, 1826, on the same day of John Adams's death, and the 50th anniversary of the famous Declaration that he had penned.