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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJames Henry RANDOLPH
(1825-1900)
RANDOLPH, James Henry, a
Representative from Tennessee; born near Dandridge, Jefferson
County, Tenn., October 18, 1825; attended New Market Academy and
was graduated from Holston College, New Market, Tenn.; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in
Dandridge, Tenn.; member of the State house of representatives in
1857, 1858, 1860, and 1861; served in the State senate in 1865;
elected judge of the second judicial circuit of Tennessee in 1869;
reelected after the constitutional convention in 1870; elected as a
Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3,
1879); engaged in agricultural pursuits and milling; died in
Newport, Cocke County, Tenn., August 22, 1900; interment in Union
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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