15. Thomas Jefferson Future 3 rd president of the United States of America Founding Father 1 st secretary of the state -United States ambassador to France May ,1785 – December , 1793 -Delegate of the Congress of the Confederation November 1783 – May 1784 -2 nd governor of Virginia June 1775 – September 1776 Plantation owner ( yes, he owned slaves) I could go on …. ! And all around awesome ! Thomas Jefferson