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George Wythe Randolph (March 10, 1818 – April 3, 1867) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and Confederate general. After representing the City of Richmond during the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861, during eight months in 1862 he was the Confederate States Secretary of War during the American Civil War, then served in ...
George Wythe Randolph (* 10. März 1818 auf Monticello bei Charlottesville, Virginia; † 3. April 1867 auf „Edge Hill“ bei Charlottesville) war Anwalt, Brigadegeneral im konföderierten Heer und Kriegsminister der Konföderierten Staaten . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Herkunft und Familie. 2 Leben und Wirken. 2.1 Werdegang bis 1860. 2.2 Sezessionskrieg.
22. Dez. 2021 · SUMMARY. George Wythe Randolph was a lawyer, Confederate general, and, briefly, Confederate secretary of war during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The grandson of former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson, Randolph hailed from an elite Virginia family but largely shunned public life until John Brown ‘s raid on Harpers Ferry in ...
Gravely ill but still trying to work on legal matters, Wythe refused to post bail for Sweeney, who was jailed. [106] Upon hearing that Brown had died on June 1, Wythe signed a codicil to his will drafted by Edmund Randolph that disinherited George Sweeney in favor of Charles, Jane and Ann Sweeney.
George Wythe Randolph (1818-1867) was Thomas Jefferson's grandson, the youngest child of Martha Jefferson Randolph and Thomas Mann Randolph. "Geordie" was born at Monticello and named for George Wythe, Jefferson's law mentor. From age eight, George was educated in Massachusetts, under the care of his sister Ellen Randolph Coolidge.
George Wythe Randolph, Jefferson’s grandson. 1818-1867. Overview. George was born in 1818 at Monticello. His mother was Martha Jefferson Randolph. His father was Thomas Mann Randolph. He was their last child. He was named for his grandfather’s law teacher. From 1831-1839, George served in the United States Navy.
George Wythe succeeded Randolph as attorney general but resigned the office in Randolph's favor after Randolph returned in 1755. Wythe remained a Williamsburg burgess until 1758, when he was elected burgess for the College of William and Mary.
