James Henry Randolph (October 18, 1825 – August 22, 1900) was an American politician and a member of the

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for the 1st congressional district of

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Biography

Born near

Dandridge, Tennessee Dandridge is a town in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It had a population of 3,344 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Jefferson, ...

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

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. He studied law, was admitted to the

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in 1850, and commenced practice in Dandridge, Tennessee. He married Melinda Jane Robinson and they had three children, William H., Ralph Montgomery, and Townzella.

Career

Randolph was a member of the

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in 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861. He served in the

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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. Elected as a

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to the

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, Randolph served from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and milling.

Death

Randolph died on August 22, 1900 (age 74 years, 308 days) in

Newport, Tennessee Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census, down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801. It is located along the Pigeon Ri ...

in Cocke County. He is

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at Union Cemetery.

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