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Thomas Jefferson
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An engraved portrait (most likely by by Rhode Island painter Gilbert Stuart (12/3/1755-8/9/1828)) of Thomas Jefferson (4/13/1743 – 7/4/1826), the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers.
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August 7, 1814
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