Late in life he was briefly rector of the University of Virginia, but he was often unhealthy and retired early to his farm at Montpelier, Virginia. Described as "but a withered little apple-John" by Washington Irving, this 5-foot-4, hundred-pound man was Secretary of State under Jefferson and later held an even higher office. FTP, name this Founding Father who authored sev
Late in life he was briefly rector of the University of Virginia, but he was often unhealthy and retired early to his farm at Montpelier, Virginia. Described as "but a withered little apple-John" by Washington Irving, this 5-foot-4, hundred-pound man was Secretary of State under Jefferson and later held an even higher office. FTP, name this Founding Father who authored several of the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights, and is known as the "Father of the Constitution."
Late in life he was briefly rector of the University of Virginia, but he was often unhealthy and retired early to his farm at Montpelier, Virginia.