third president
Monticello's famous resident
Third president typically refers to Thomas Jefferson, who held that position in the United States from 1801 to 1809.
The phrase functions as a kind of trivia marker—a way of identifying Jefferson without naming him directly: Who was the third president?
Other countries have their own third presidents, but without qualification, the American one is assumed.
- Declaration of IndependenceAmerica's founding proclamation
- pen and inkTraditional writing medium
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- agrarianismDoctrine valuing farm life
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
American Revolution · James Madison · vice presidency · republicanism · Louisiana Purchase · cabinet members · separation of church and state · states' rights · Monticello · University of Virginia · Enlightenment ideals · natural rights · Revolutionary War · philosophical writings · Bill of Rights · Sally Hemings · slave owner · foreign relations
third presidentAlexander Hamilton
Founding father, financial architect
third presidentfirst president
Initial head of state
George Washington · second president · John Adams · Joe Biden
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