For a later governor of Virginia, see Peyton Randolph (governor).
Peyton Randolph
1st and 3rd President of the Continental Congress
In office May 10, 1775 – May 24, 1775
Preceded by
Henry Middleton
Succeeded by
John Hancock
In office September 5, 1774 – October 22, 1774
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Henry Middleton
33rd Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office 1766–1775
Preceded by
John Robinson
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Personal details
Born
(1721-09-10)September 10, 1721 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died
October 22, 1775(1775-10-22) (aged 54) Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Resting place
Chapel of the College of William & Mary
Spouse
Elizabeth Harrison
Relations
Thomas Jefferson (cousin)
Parent(s)
Sir John Randolph Susanna Beverley
Education
College of William & Mary Middle Temple
Signature
Virginia colonial currency (1773) signed by Randolph and John Blair Jr.
Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 – October 22, 1775) was an American politician and planter who was a Founding Father of the United States. Born into Virginia's wealthiest and most powerful family, Randolph served as speaker of Virginia's House of Burgesses, president of the first two Virginia Conventions, and president of the First Continental Congress.[1][2] He also served briefly as president of the Second Continental Congress.
In 1774, Randolph signed the Continental Association, a trade boycott adopted by the First Continental Congress in response to the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts. Randolph was a first cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson and was also related to John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, and Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War.
^Clines, Francis X. (17 May 2002). "Williamsburg Journal; Where the Past Lives, Undisturbed by the Present". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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an official resignation, when Congress selected a successor. When PeytonRandolph, who was elected in September 1774 to preside over the First Continental...
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unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding PeytonRandolph after Henry Middleton declined the nomination. Hancock was a good choice...
following year when it sent delegates to the Second Continental Congress. PeytonRandolph was elected as president of the Congress on the opening day, and he...
days of the First Continental Congress, following the departure of PeytonRandolph. Middleton opposed declaring independence from Great Britain and resigned...
(all reconstructed), as well as the Courthouse, the Wythe House, the PeytonRandolph House, the Magazine, and the independently owned and functioning Bruton...
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payment of debts with Britain, and pledged supplies. They elected PeytonRandolph, the Speaker of the House of Burgesses, as the President of the convention...
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