Beverley Randolph (1754February 7, 1797) was an

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from

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. From 1788 to 1791, he served as the eighth

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Randolph was one of four children born to Peter Randolph, son of

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, and Lucille (Bolling) Randolph, at Turkey Island, a plantation in

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in the Colony of Virginia. One of Randolph's siblings was Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh, wife of

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. Randolph was educated at

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and married Martha Cocke in 1775. He served in the militia during the

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, was a member of the

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and was a member of the

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from 1777 to 1780. When

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withdrew from the Philadelphia Convention of 1787,

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suggested that Randolph (who happened to be in

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at the time) be appointed in his place. The Council and governor decided that in light of the abilities of Virginia's remaining delegates, Wythe did not need to be replaced. Randolph was elected

in 1788, the first to be elected after Virginia ratified the United States Constitution. He died on his farm near Green Creek in

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* ;Archival Records
A Guide to the Executive Papers of Governor Beverley Randolph, 1788–1791
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The Library of Virginia
1754 births 1797 deaths American people of English descent Bolling family of Virginia Burials in Virginia Governors of Virginia Members of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Cumberland County, Virginia People from Henrico County, Virginia

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