The favorite grandson of President Thomas Jefferson, he helped manage Monticello near the end of his grandfather's life and was executor of his estate, and later also served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and at the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861.
The grandson of President Thomas Jefferson, who helped manage Monticello during his grandfather's final years and managed his estate. He also participated in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861.