Blood has many different functions, including: 1  transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues. 2  forming blood clots to prevent excess blood loss. 3  carrying cells and antibodies that fight infection. 4  bringing waste products to the kidneys and liver, which filter and clean the blood. 5  regulating body temperature.
Thomas Jefferson, a Brief Biography. Thomas Jefferson -- author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia -- voiced the aspirations of a new America as no other individual of his era.
Thomas Jackson was the third child of Julia Beckwith (nee NÃ©e) Neale (jacksonâ1798) 1831 And Jonathan (jacksonâ1790), 1826 an. Attorney both Of'jackson s parents were natives Of. Virginia the family already had two young children and were living In, clarksburg in what is Now West, virginia When thomas was. born