1. Thomas Jefferson
... for college. When Thomas was 17 he attended William and Mary College located in Williamsburg, Virginia. While he was there he studied mathematics, literature, and philosophy. His teacher then arranged for him to study law. Jefferson started practicing law until his services were required in the Revolution. ... who was called Patsy) and Mary (who was called Polly). Martha Jefferson never fully recovered from the difficult birth of her sixth child. Martha died on September 6, 1782. Thomas had the tombstone read: If in the house of Hades, men forgot their dead Yet will I even there remembe...
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