Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr.
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Portrait of Governor Randolph
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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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| Born | October 1, 1768 Tuckahoe Plantation, Goochland County, Virginia |
| Died | June 20, 1828 (aged 59) Monticello, Charlottesville Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Jefferson |
| Children | 12 |
| Parents | Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr. Anne Cary |
| 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 a 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 Goochland County, 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 the great-grandson of Richard Randolph (c.1691–1749) and William Randolph (1650–1711). The Randolphs were among the First Families of Virginia. Randolph was a lineal descendant of Pocahontas through Richard Randolph.
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