Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.

Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.
Randolph, c. 1790
21st Governor of Virginia
In office
December 1, 1819 – December 1, 1822
Preceded byJames Patton Preston
Succeeded byJames Pleasants
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byWilson Cary Nicholas
Member of Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1819–1820
1823–1825
Member of the Virginia Senate
In office
1793–1794
Personal details
Born(1768-10-01)October 1, 1768
Tuckahoe Plantation, Colony of Virginia, British America
DiedJune 20, 1828(1828-06-20) (aged 59)
Monticello, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse
(m. 1790)
Children12, including Thomas, Ellen, Cornelia and George
Parent(s)Thomas Mann Randolph Sr.
Anne Cary
Alma materCollege of William & Mary
University of Edinburgh
ProfessionPlanter, soldier, and politician
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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 United States Congress, and as the 21st governor of Virginia, from 1819 to 1822. He married Martha Jefferson, the oldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the 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.