Theodore Fitz Randolph
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Theodore Fitz Randolph (June 24, 1826-November 7, 1883) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 22nd Governor of New Jersey from 1869-1872, and represented the state in the United States Senate for a single term, from 1875-1881. He was the son of US Representative James Fitz Randolph.
Born in Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; attended the common schools of New Brunswick, New Jersey, engaged in the coal and iron business; moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi and engaged in business in 1840; returned to New Jersey and settled in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1852; became interested in mining and the transportation of ores and was president of the Morris & Essex Railroad; Randolph was elected as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1859 and served in the New Jersey Senate from 1862-1863; Governor of New Jersey 1869-1872; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1881; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs in the (Forty-sixth United States Congress)
Randolph invented a sitching machine and a steam typewriter.
Randolph died in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown.
[edit] External links
- New Jersey State Library biography for Theodore Fitz Randolph (PDF)
- Find A Grave for Theodore Fitz Randolph
- Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Theodore Fitz Randolph
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Preceded by Marcus Lawrence Ward |
Governor of New Jersey 1869-1872 |
Succeeded by Joel Parker |
| Preceded by John P. Stockton |
United States Senator (Class 1) from New Jersey 1875–1881 Served alongside: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, John R. McPherson |
Succeeded by William J. Sewell |
| Governors of New Jersey |  |
|---|---|
| Livingston • Paterson • Howell • Bloomfield • Ogden • W.S. Pennington • M. Dickerson • Williamson • Vroom • Southard • Seeley • P. Dickerson • W. Pennington • Haines • Stratton • Fort • Price • Newell • Olden • Parker • Ward • Randolph • Bedle • McClellan • Ludlow • Abbett • Green • Werts • Griggs • Voorhees • Murphy • Stokes • Fort • Wilson • Fielder • Edge • Edwards • Silzer • Moore • Larson • Hoffman • Edison • Driscoll • Meyner • Hughes • Cahill • Byrne • Kean • Florio • Whitman • DiFrancesco • McGreevey • Codey • Corzine |
