Sir John Randolph

Sir John Randolph
31st Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office 1734–1736
Preceded by	John Holloway
Succeeded by	John Robinson
Personal details
Born	c. 1693 Tazewell Hall/Turkey Island, Williamsburg, Virginia
Died	March 15, 1737 Williamsburg, Virginia
Resting place	Wren Building (Crypt) at the College of William and Mary
Spouse(s)	Lady Susanna Beverley
Children	Beverley Randolph, Peyton Randolph, John Randolph (loyalist), Mary Randolph
Residence	Tazewell Hall
Alma mater	College of William and Mary
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Christian

Sir John Randolph of Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg (1693 – March 7, 1737) was a Speaker of the House of Burgesses, an Attorney General for the Colony of Virginia, and the youngest son of William Randolph and Mary Isham.

Randolph was born in Charles City County, Virginia. He attended the College of William & Mary and completed his studies in 1711. In 1712, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Alexander Spotswood, appointed Randolph as Deputy Attorney General for Charles City County, Prince George County, and Henrico County. On May 17, 1715, Randolph was admitted to Gray's Inn at the Inns of Court, then called to the bar on November 25, 1717.

Randolph was the only native of Colonial Virginia to receive a knighthood.

Randolph married Susanna Beverley (the daughter of Peter Beverley, a Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia, and Elizabeth Peyton, and sister of Elizabeth Beverley, the wife of his brother William Randolph II) around 1718 and the couple had at least four children who reached adulthood:

He died in 1737 and was interred at the chapel of the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary. His will had been witnessed in 1735 by Charles Bridges.

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