What is "jefferson"

Jefferson often refers to Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and the principal author of its Declaration of Independence.

Jefferson may also refer to:

The State of Jefferson is a proposed U.S. state that would span the contiguous, mostly rural area of southern Oregon and Northern California, where several attempts to separate from Oregon and California, respectively, have taken place.

This region on the Pacific Coast is the most famous of several that have sought to adopt the name of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Jefferson, who sent the Lewis and Clark expedition into the Pacific Northwest in 1803, envisioned the establishment of an independent nation in the western portion of North America that he dubbed the "Republic of the Pacific"; hence, the association of his name with regional autonomy. The independence movement, rather than statehood, is known as Cascadia.

The name "Jefferson" has also been used for other proposed states: the name was proposed in the 19th century for Jefferson Territory (roughly modern Colorado), as well as in 1915 in a bill in the Texas legislature for a proposed state that would be created from the Texas Panhandle region.

If the proposal were ever approved, the new State's capital city would have to be determined by a constitutional convention. Yreka, California, was named the provisional capital in the original 1941 proposal, although Port Orford, Oregon, had also been up for consideration. Some supporters of the more recent revival have also identified Redding, California, as a potential capital, even though Redding is not included in all versions of the proposal and its own city council voted in 2013 to reject participation in the movement.

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Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, simply known as Jefferson (born January 2, 1983) is a Brazilian professional football goalkeeper who plays for Botafogo and the Brazil national football team.

Having begun his career at Cruzeiro and spent time on loan at Botafogo, he then spent four seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig in service of Trabzonspor and Konyaspor before returning to Botafogo. Jefferson is one of the eight footballers with most appearances in history of Botafogo with 420 appearances since 2003.

A former world champion at under-20 level, Jefferson made his senior debut for Brazil in 2011 and was named in their squads for two Copa América tournaments, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and their victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Jefferson Andrade Siqueira or simply Jefferson (born 6 January 1988 in Guarulhos), is a Brazilian striker who plays for Casertana in Lega Pro/C, on loan from Latina.

Individuals with the surname "Jefferson" include the following:

Jefferson or Jéferson as a given name, may refer to:

• Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
• Jefferson D. Hughes, III, American judge
• Jefferson Wood, American illustrator
• Jefferson Vargas, Colombian cyclist
• Jeferson Luis Goncalo, Brazilian boxer
• Jefferson D'Arcy, a character in the television show Married... with Children

The proposed State of Jefferson would have been a new state formed by one of two plans for the division of the State of Texas.

Jefferson Lopes Faustino, commonly known as Jefferson (born 31 August 1988 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for The Strongest of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano playing as a centre back.

Jefferson is the name of a number of Brazilian footballers, including;

• Jefferson Feijão, born 1978, full name Jefferson Marques da Conceição, played most notably for Internacional
• Jefferson (footballer, born 1983), full name Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, player for Botafogo and Brazil
• Jefferson (footballer, born January 1988), full name Jefferson Andrade Siqueira, player for Casertana F.C.
• Jefferson Nascimento, born July 1988, player for Sporting Clube de Portugal
• Jefferson (footballer, born August 1988), full name Jefferson Lopes Faustino, player for The Strongest