# Thomas Jefferson — The Federalist Papers character guide

> Thomas Jefferson in The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Jefferson

**First appearance:** 0051-xlix-method-of-guarding-against-the-encroachments-of-any-one-department-of-government-by-appealing-to-the-people-through-a-convention

## Who they are

Founding Father and future president, referenced in discussions of constitutional principles.

## In the story

### [XLVIII: These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_federalist_papers_se/chapters/xlviii-these-departments-should-not-be-so-far-separated-as-to-have-no-constitutional-control-over-each-other)

Quoted from his Notes on the State of Virginia to illustrate legislative usurpation.

### [Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_federalist_papers_se/chapters/xlix-method-of-guarding-against-the-encroachments-of-any-one-department-of-government-by-appealing-to-the-people-through-a-convention)

Author of the 'Notes on the State of Virginia' and the proposed convention mechanism discussed in the chapter.

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