Theodore Fitz Randolph

Theodore Fitz Randolph
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881
Preceded by	John P. Stockton
Succeeded by	William J. Sewell
22nd Governor of New Jersey
In office January 19, 1869 – January 16, 1872
Preceded by	Marcus L. Ward
Succeeded by	Joel Parker
Personal details
Born	(1826-06-24)June 24, 1826 Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Died	Morristown, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic

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 to 1872, and represented the state in the United States Senate for a single term, from 1875 to 1881. He was the son of US Representative James F. Randolph.

Biography

Born in Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Randolph attended the common schools of New Brunswick, New Jersey. He engaged in the coal and iron business, moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi and engaged in business in 1840. He 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 and 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 to 1863. He was elected Governor of New Jersey, serving in office from 1869 to 1872.

Randolph was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1881. In the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs in the Forty-sixth United States Congress.

Randolph invented a stitching machine and a steam typewriter.

He was also one of the executors of the estate of American entrepreneur, industrialist and banking magnate Abel Minard.

Randolph died in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, and is interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown.

External links

• Theodore Fitz Randolph at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biography of Theodore Fitz Randolph (PDF), New Jersey State Library
• New Jersey Governor Theodore Fitz Randolph, National Governors Association
• Find A Grave for Theodore Fitz Randolph
• Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Theodore Fitz Randolph

Political offices
Preceded by Marcus Lawrence Ward	Governor of New Jersey January 19, 1869 – January 16, 1872	Succeeded by Joel Parker
United States Senate
Preceded by John P. Stockton	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New Jersey March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881 Served alongside: Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, John R. McPherson	Succeeded by William Joyce Sewell
Party political offices
Preceded by Theodore Runyon	Democratic Nominee for Governor of New Jersey 1868	Succeeded by Joel Parker