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John Randolph (June 2, 1773 – May 24, 1833), commonly known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was an American planter, and a politician from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives at various times between 1799 and 1833, and the Senate from 1825 to 1827.
May 29, 2024 · A descendant of notable colonial families of Virginia as well as of the Indian princess Pocahontas, Randolph distinguished himself from a distant relative by assuming the title John Randolph of Roanoke, where he established his home in 1810.
Known as “John Randolph of Roanoke,” the precocious scion was raised by his mother, Frances Bland, and learned stepfather, St. George Tucker. Impatient with formal schooling, Randolph was largely self-educated and among the most literate and well-read public figures of the time.
John Randolph of Roanoke—one of Virginia’s best-known statesmen—was a relentless defender of the slave states’ rights, so his deathbed declaration that he wanted to free the people he enslaved took nearly everyone by surprise.
The first biography of Randolph in nearly a century, John Randolph of Roanoke provides a full account of the powerful Virginia planter's hardcharging life and his influence on the formation of conservative politics.
Oct 24, 2023 · John Randolph of Roanoke, a central figure in the Southern United States during the late 1700s and into the Civil War, belonged to one of the most influential families in the region. He wielded considerable political power, serving in the Virginia Assembly and managing his family’s extensive Tidewater plantations.
Sep 11, 2015 · Few who encounter John Randolph of Roanoke in the pages of American history ever forget that inimitable, irrepressible figure. Randolph, a son of one of the “First Families” of Virginia, was the passionate, principled champion of the rights of the States and Virginia’s way of life, and the sworn enemy of nationalism, imperialism ...
John Randolph of Roanoke was born 2 June 1773 in Prince George County, Virginia, and settled in Charlotte County, Virginia. A member of the prominent Randolph family, he was cousins with Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall.
John Randolph (June 2, 1773 – May 24, 1833), commonly known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was an American planter, and a politician from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives at various times between 1799 and 1833, and the Senate from 1825 to 1827.
Jun 4, 2020 · John Randolph, also known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was the son of Frances Bland Randolph and John Randolph of Matoax in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He was the stepson of St. George Tucker; godfather of John Randolph Bryan.
