Thomas M. Randolph
| Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. | |
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| 21st Governor of Virginia | |
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In office December 1, 1819 – December 1, 1822 |
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| Preceded by | James Patton Preston |
| Succeeded by | James Pleasants |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 21st district |
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Wilson C. Nicholas |
| Member of Virginia House of Delegates | |
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In office 1819–1820 1823–1825 |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
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In office 1793–1794 |
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| Personal details | |
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October 1, 1768 Tuckahoe Plantation, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | June 20, 1828 (aged 59) Monticello, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Jefferson |
| Children | 12, including Thomas Jefferson Randolph and George W. Randolph |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary, University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Planter, soldier and politician |
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 U.S. Congress, and as the 21st Governor of Virginia, from 1819–1822. He married Martha Jefferson, the oldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, 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.
Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. was born on October 1, 1768, at Tuckahoe Plantation in the Colony of Virginia. Thomas was the first son of Thomas Mann Randolph Sr. (1741–1793) and Anne Cary Randolph (1745–1789). His siblings included older sister, Mary Randolph (1762–1828), author of The Virginia House-Wife (1824), and younger sister, Virginia Randolph Cary (1786–1852), author of Letters on Female Character (1828).
He was the grandson of Archibald Cary (1721–1787) and 2 times 2nd great-grandson of William Randolph (c.1650–1711) Richard Randolph and Thomas Randolph of Tuckahoe. The Randolphs were among the First Families of Virginia. Randolph was a lineal descendant of Pocahontas through his mother.
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