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Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.
Democratic-RepublicanGovernor Β· Virginia

Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.

1819 first electedLeft office 18223 years served

Biography

Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. 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.
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