The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . features that could beconsidered attractive, and far fromgraceful in his manner or carriage;moreover, he was very shy; but,despite his country air, he still hadsomething in his mie
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . features that could beconsidered attractive, and far fromgraceful in his manner or carriage;moreover, he was very shy; but,despite his country air, he still hadsomething in his mien that gaveevidence of the .jossession of moremind than would generally be an-ticipated in one of his peculiar per-sonal appearance. Like nearly allthe members of his family, he wasan excellent musician, and a verycapable performer on the violin. He had alreadymade up his mind as to his profession in life, andchosen the law, and, although deeply interested inscience, he pursued his studies in college mainlywith a view to the legal profession as their practicaloutcome. After completing his course of study atWilliam and Mary, Jefferson began to devote him-self to law, and that with such energy that about thetime of his twenty-fourth birthday he was admittedto the bar. He entered at once upon the practice ofhis profession, and business rapidly came to had good connections through both sides of family, and there was no difficulty in his obtainingbusiness, his conduct of which gained high encomi-imis from many who afterward became important iuthe history of the country. He was said to be al-ways on the right side, and, that being the case, thefact that he was not eloquent did not so much mat-ter in regard to his success. Two years after he be-gan the practice of law, in 1769, Jefferson was elect-ed a member of the house of burgesses, of whichWashington was also a member. It was this sessionf>f the burgesses which introduced four resolutionspractically revoluti
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