Robert Rantoul Jr. | |
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| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office February 1, 1851 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Winthrop |
| Succeeded by | Charles Sumner |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – August 7, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel P. King |
| Succeeded by | Francis B. Fay |
| United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1846–1849 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Dexter |
| Succeeded by | George Lunt |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1835–1839 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1805 Beverly, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | August 7, 1852 (aged 46) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Robert S. Rantoul Charles W. Rantoul |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Law |
Robert Rantoul Jr. (August 13, 1805 – August 7, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.
Rantoul was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1835–1839), the commission to revise the laws of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Board of Education (1837–1842).[1] He was the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (1846–1849). He was elected in 1850 to the United States House of Representatives for the 32nd Congress. Before his term there began, he was named as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Charles Winthrop, who had been appointed after the resignation of Daniel Webster and resigned when he failed to win election to a full term. Rantoul served in the Senate from February 1 to March 3, 1851, and then in the House from March 4, 1851, until his death. He was buried in Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts. Rantoul had a wife, Jane Elizabeth Woodbury, and two children, Robert S. Rantoul and Charles W. Rantoul.[2]