Robert Rantoul Jr.

Robert Rantoul Jr.
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office February 1, 1851 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by	Robert C. Winthrop
Succeeded by	Charles Sumner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1851 – August 7, 1852
Preceded by	Daniel P. King
Succeeded by	Francis B. Fay
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
In office 1846–1849
Preceded by	Franklin Dexter
Succeeded by	George Lunt
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1835–1839
Personal details
Born	(1805-08-13)August 13, 1805 Beverly, Massachusetts, US
Died	August 7, 1852(1852-08-07) (aged 46) Washington, D.C., US
Political party	Democratic
Children	Robert S. Rantoul Charles W. Rantoul
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Law

Robert Rantoul Jr. (August 13, 1805 – August 7, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.

Rantoul was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1835–1839), the commission to revise the laws of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Board of Education (1837–1842).^[1] He was the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (1846–1849). He was elected in 1850 to the United States House of Representatives for the 32nd Congress. Before his term there began, he was named as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Charles Winthrop, who had been appointed after the resignation of Daniel Webster and resigned when he failed to win election to a full term. Rantoul served in the Senate from February 1 to March 3, 1851, and then in the House from March 4, 1851, until his death. He was buried in Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts. Rantoul had a wife, Jane Elizabeth Woodbury, and two children, Robert S. Rantoul and Charles W. Rantoul.^[2]