Was Thomas Jefferson ever a Congressman or Senator?

Question

He was a "member" of the Continental Congress, and what did that mean also?

Answer 1

Yes, he was a senator from Virginia, I think. It's how the continental congress came about that created the country and he was in that and later became a senator.

Answer 2

In the Colonial period, he was a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses (the legislature). He was the author of the Declaration BECAUSE he was a member of the Second Continental Congress. He would go on to become Vice President, then President, then after that he bacame Governor of Virginia (almost being captured by the British in the War of 1812!)

Answer 3

His offices include:

Governor of Virginia 1779 – 1781

United States Secretary of State - September 26, 1789 – December 31, 1793

Vice President of the United States - March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801

President of the United States - March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809

Democratic-Republican Party presidential candidate -1796, 1800, 1804

United States Minister Plenipotentiary to France - 1785 – 1789