Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. | |
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21st Governor of Virginia | |
In office December 1, 1819 – December 1, 1822 | |
Preceded by | James Patton Preston |
Succeeded by | James Pleasants |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 21st district | |
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Wilson Cary Nicholas |
Member of Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office 1819–1820 1823–1825 | |
Member of the Virginia Senate | |
In office 1793–1794 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tuckahoe Plantation, Colony of Virginia, British America | October 1, 1768
Died | June 20, 1828 Monticello, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 59)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse | |
Children | 12, including Thomas, Ellen, Cornelia and George |
Parent(s) | Thomas Mann Randolph Sr. Anne Cary |
Alma mater | College of William & Mary University of Edinburgh |
Profession | Planter, soldier, and politician |
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Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (October 1, 1768 – June 20, 1828) was an American planter, soldier, and politician from Virginia. He served as a member of both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, a representative in the United States Congress, and as the 21st governor of Virginia, from 1819 to 1822. He married Martha Jefferson, the oldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. They had eleven children who survived childhood. As an adult, Randolph developed alcoholism, and he and his wife separated for some time before his death.
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