Thomas Jefferson Randolph | |
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 Portrait by Charles Willson Peale (1808) | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 5, 1831 – December 1, 1833 Serving with Rice W. Wood, Thomas W. Gilmer | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
| Succeeded by | Valentine W. Southall |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 1, 1834 – December 6, 1835 Serving with Alexander Rives | |
| Preceded by | Valentine W. Southall |
| Succeeded by | Valentine W. Southall |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 5, 1836 – January 6, 1839 Serving with Alexander Rives | |
| Preceded by | Valentine W. Southall |
| Succeeded by | Valentine W. Southall |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 5, 1842 – December 3, 1843 Serving with Sheldon F. Leake | |
| Preceded by | Valentine W. Southall |
| Succeeded by | Valentine W. Southall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1792 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1875 (aged 83) Edge Hill, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Monticello |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jane Hollins Nicholas
(m. 1815; died 1871) |
| Children | 13 (incl. Sarah) |
| Parents |
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| Profession | Politician, planter, lawyer, soldier |
| Known for | Eldest grandson and namesake of Thomas Jefferson |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Jefferson Randolph (September 12, 1792 – October 7, 1875) of Albemarle County was a Virginia planter, soldier and politician who served multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, as rector of the University of Virginia, and as a colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The favorite grandson of President Thomas Jefferson, he helped manage Monticello near the end of his grandfather's life and was executor of his estate, and later also served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and at the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861.