Thomas Jefferson Randolph

Thomas Jefferson Randolph
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale (1808)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district
In office December 5, 1831 – December 1, 1833 Serving with Rice W. Wood, Thomas W. Gilmer
Preceded by	Thomas W. Gilmer
Succeeded by	Valentine W. Southall
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district
In office December 1, 1834 – December 6, 1835 Serving with Alexander Rives
Preceded by	Valentine W. Southall
Succeeded by	Valentine W. Southall
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district
In office December 5, 1836 – January 6, 1839 Serving with Alexander Rives
Preceded by	Valentine W. Southall
Succeeded by	Valentine W. Southall
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district
In office December 5, 1842 – December 3, 1843 Serving with Sheldon F. Leake
Preceded by	Valentine W. Southall
Succeeded by	Valentine W. Southall
Personal details
Born	(1792-09-12)September 12, 1792 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 7, 1875(1875-10-07) (aged 83) Edge Hill, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Monticello
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jane Hollins Nicholas ​ ​ (m. 1815; died 1871)​
Children	Margaret Martha Mary Careyanne Mary Ellen Maria Carolina Thomas Jr. Jane Wilson Meriwether Sarah
Parents	Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (father) Martha Jefferson (mother)
Profession	Politician, planter, lawyer, soldier
Known for	Grandfather and namesake Thomas Jefferson
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate army
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Thomas Jefferson Randolph (September 12, 1792 – October 7, 1875) of Albemarle County was a Virginia planter, soldier and politician who served multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, as rector of the University of Virginia, and as a colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The favorite grandson of President Thomas Jefferson, he helped manage Monticello near the end of his grandfather's life and was executor of his estate, and later also served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and at the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861.