george washington and thomas jefferson Thomas jefferson is george washington's 8th cousin thrice removed james madison george's 10th ggrandpa is my 19th ggrandpa's brother i was tickled pink.
{"Image ImageDescription": "An engraving of a political cartoon comparing George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, using select quotations from Hamlet and symbolic imagery to favorably compare Washington to his rival Jefferson, Washington is shown as being noble and powerful while Jefferson is depicted with a snake and a candle that puts out smoke rather than light, Washington, DC, 1807. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)."}