AHC: Thomas Jefferson known as "Father of our Country"

Your goal, is to have Thomas Jefferson to be know as "Father of our country" not George Washington.


Maybe have Washington die. Have Jefferson be President of congress and lead the war effort. Maybe be given control of the army but let others lead it in battle. Then get elected the first President of the US?
 
Perhaps have Jefferson attend the Constitutional Convention (he was in France OTL) and make his name as one of the main crafters (of course, he would result in a perhaps significant changes) as well. Then Washington does not accept the Presidency and Jefferson becomes the first President, leading for 2 or maybe 3 terms and setting the precedent of the nation.
 
Perhaps have Jefferson attend the Constitutional Convention (he was in France OTL) and make his name as one of the main crafters (of course, he would result in a perhaps significant changes) as well. Then Washington does not accept the Presidency and Jefferson becomes the first President, leading for 2 or maybe 3 terms and setting the precedent of the nation.

I could see Washington declining the Presidency, probably remaining in command of the military or becoming Secretary of War.
 

Anaxagoras

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Maybe have Washington die. Have Jefferson be President of congress and lead the war effort. Maybe be given control of the army but let others lead it in battle. Then get elected the first President of the US?

Thomas Jefferson is one of my personal heroes, but he was emphatically NOT a military man. If he had been in charge of the war effort, Americans would be singing God Save the Queen instead of the Star Spangled Banner.
 
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