Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S.) – July 4, 1826)
was an American Founding Father
who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776)
and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).
"Jefferson referred to "Nature's God" in the Declaration of Independence,
he preferred to keep his personal beliefs to himself,
a reticence that lined up with his philosophy
of individual freedom and religious tolerance.
