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At 33, he drafted the Declaration of Independence; Secretary of State in Washington's Cabinet; elected Vice-President in 1796; tied with Aaron Burr in 1800 presidential election..

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This is Thomas Jefferson, who was a Republican leader when the party system took hold. He went on to become president of the United States and considered Alexander Hamilton to be a political rival.
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