# William Short

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

**Wikidata**: [Q6127439](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6127439)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Short_(American_ambassador))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-short


## References

1. Geni.com
2. Find a Grave
3. International Standard Name Identifier
4. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. SNAC
7. Short, William (1759-1849), diplomat
8. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File