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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Randolph , John 1773 -1833 (search)
Randolph, John 1773-1833
Statesman; born in Chesterfield county, Va., June 2, 1773; was a descendant of Pocahontas, and a greatgrandson of William Randolph, the colonist.
Delicate in health at his birth, he was so all through life.
He studied both at Princeton and Columbia colleges.
In 1799 he entered Congress as a delegate from the Charlotte district, which he represented until 1829, excepting three years while holding a seat in the United States Senate—1825 to 1827.
He was an adherent of the State supremacy doctrine, and in Congress often stood alone, for he opposed measures of the Democratic party, to which he belonged.
He was sarcastic in debate; often eloquent; frequently indulged in the grossest insults of his opponents; and fought a duel with Henry Clay in 1826.
He supported Jackson for the Presidency, and in 1831 was sent to Russia as American minister.
He soon returned home in feeble health, and
John Randolph expressed his sympathy with the South Carolina nullif