# William Short

> William Short, a Virginia-born lawyer who disagreed with slavery, became an American diplomat during the first two decades of his country's existence before moving to Philadelphia and becoming a successful financier and philanthropist. Thomas Jefferson, later the third President of the United States, was a lifelong mentor and friend. In a 1789 letter, Jefferson referred to Short as his "adoptive son," Short served as Jefferson's private secretary when the latter was a peace commissioner in France, and remained in Europe to take on several other diplomatic posts, including as the U.S.'s chargé d'affaires in France during the French Revolution (1789-92), America's fiscal agent in Europe (1790-1794), as America's Minister to the Netherlands (1792), as a treaty commissioner to Spain, and had a recess appointment as Ambassador to Russia in 1808 but never physically assumed the post.

*1759-1849 Thomas Jefferson's private secretary when he was ambassador in Paris, from 1786 to 1789, later ambassador*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1759
- **Died:** 1849-12-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [William Short](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Short)
- [William Short (American ambassador)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Short_(American_ambassador))
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