Randolph, Thomas Mann, 1741-1793

Thomas Mann Randolph was born 1 October 1768 at Tuckahoe in Henrico County, Virginia, to Thomas Mann Randolph (1740-1793) and Anne Cary Randolph (1745-1789). Educated by private tutors until age 16, Randolph studied at the University of Edinburg from 1785 to 1788. He returned to Virginia and settled in Albemarle County, Virginia, eventually establishing his home at Edgehill. Randolph served in the Virginia Senate from 1793 to 1794. He was elected to the United States Congress and served from 1803 to 1807. When the War of 1812 began, he became colonel of the 20th Regiment of the United States Army and took part in an invasion of Canada. Later in the war, he served as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia. Randolph was elected to the House of Delegates in 1819, and was elected Governor of Virginia that December. After his term ended in 1822, Randolph returned to the House of Delegates in 1823 and served until 1825. He married Martha Jefferson (1772-1836), daughter of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 23 February 1790, and they had twelve children. Randolph died at Monticello 20 June 1828, and was buried in the Jefferson family plot.

From the guide to the Thomas Mann Randolph Letters, 1804-1818, (Library of Virginia)

Epithet: Ambassador in Scotland

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