Peter Randolph (minister, 1893)
Peter Randolph may refer to: * Peter Randolph (judge) * Peter Randolph (minister) Rev. Peter Randolph (August 7, 1897) was an African-American minister and abolitionist. Born into slavery in Virginia, he was freed in the will of his owner but this request took three years and legal proceedings to be honored. Randolph moved to B ...

Peter Randolph (judge)
Peter Randolph (1779 – January 30, 1832) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi. Education and career Born in Nottoway County, Virginia, Randolph attended the College of William & Mary, and read law to enter the bar in 1806. He was in private practice in Nottoway County from 1806 to 1812, during which time he also served as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia State Militia from 1807 to 1810, and as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was a Judge of the General Court of Virginia for the 5th Circuit from 1812 to 1820. He then moved to Woodville, Mississippi, where he was a planter and continued his private practice from 1820 to 1823. Federal judicial service Randolph received a recess appointment from President James Monroe on June 25, 1823, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi vacated by Judge William Bayard Shields. He was nominated to the same position ...
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