James Henry Randolph Explained

James Henry Randolph
District1:1st
State1:Tennessee
Term Start1:March 4, 1877
Term End1:March 3, 1879
Predecessor1:William McFarland
Successor1:Robert Love Taylor
Office2:Member of the Tennessee Senate
Term2:1865
Office3:Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Term3:1857-1861
Party:Republican
Birth Date:October 18, 1825
Birth Place:Jefferson County, Tennessee
Death Place:Newport, Tennessee
Spouse:Melinda Jane Robinson Randolph
Children:William H. RandolphRalph Montgomery Randolph

Townzella Randolph

Alma Mater:Holston College
Profession:lawyerjudge

politician

farmer

miller

James Henry Randolph (October 18, 1825 – August 22, 1900) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.

Biography

Born near Dandridge, Tennessee in Jefferson County on October 18, 1825, Randolph was the son of James Montgomery and Nancy Goan Randolph. He attended New Market Academy and graduated from Holston College in New Market, Tennessee. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1850, and commenced practice in Dandridge, Tennessee.[1] He married Melinda Jane Robinson and they had three children, William H., Ralph Montgomery, and Townzella.[2]

Career

Randolph was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861. He served in the Tennessee Senate in 1865. He was elected judge of the second judicial circuit of Tennessee in 1869. He was re-elected after the Tennessee state constitutional convention in 1870.[3]

Elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress, Randolph served from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1879.[4] He engaged in agricultural pursuits and milling.

Death

Randolph died on August 22, 1900 (age 74 years, 308 days) in Newport, Tennessee in Cocke County. He is interred at Union Cemetery.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: James Henry Randolph. January 2000. Encyclopedia of Tennessee. 9780403093496. 16 April 2013.
  2. Web site: James Henry Randolph. Ancestry.com. 16 April 2013.
  3. Web site: James Henry Randolph. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 16 April 2013.
  4. Web site: James Henry Randolph. Govtrack US Congress. 16 April 2013.
  5. Web site: James Henry Randolph. The Political Graveyard. 16 April 2013.