I know about Jefferson, and his reasoning. Please list the other presidents, and your sources.
Thank you.
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The other two were Washington and Madison. The French Assembly declared them French citizens as they like Jefferson were idolized by the French revolutionaries. Adams was not, he was considered pro-British by the French, thus hostile to their revolution. You could add James Monroe, as he was a firm supporter of the French Revolution, and I believe, thou could be wrong without looking through references, participated in debates in the French Assembly. Granted membership in that body was a very loose concept. Anybody of consequance could walk into the chamber and debate. However Monroe was not as well known as the other three during the 1789-92 time period when the Assembly granted citizenship to all their heroes world wide.
We were good friends with France during our own Revolution, and during theirs which followed shortly after.
Gilbert du Motier, the French Marquis de Lafayette, served as a major-general in the Revolutionary War under General Washington. He was a major factor in getting assistance for us from the French, bring us thousands of French soldiers and 5 frigates.
He named his son "Georges Washington Lafayette."
After the Revolution, the Marquis was declared a "natural born citizen" of the State of Maryland by that State's legislature.
He was a personal friend of our first 6 Presidents.
Likewise, a number of Americans, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were made citizens of France by an act of their legislature.
This happened during Washington's term as President, and before the election of Jefferson and Madison.
So the "Father of Our Country," the "Father of the Declaration of Independence," and the "Father of the Constitution" - Presidents 1, 3 and 4 - all served as US President while holding dual citizenship with France.