Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Jefferson's instructions to the Virginia Delegation to the Continental Congress, protesting British policy, entitled "A Summary View of the Rights of British America," bring him to national attention.
Jefferson's career in public service spanned over forty years, bookended by his pro bono work as a lawyer in the Colony of Virginia arguing for natural rights and ending as Chairman of the Rockfish Gap Commission that resulted in the creation of the University of Virginia. Scroll down to follow the timeline of Jefferson's political life.
