The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28

lcge where mural tablet is erected
to his memory. In 1858 the floor of the
chapel was renewed. and the collins
| OF those buried there examined and
only the handle and n heap of dust
| He left -four children, Beverley. Pey-
| ton. Johr and Mary.
| Beverley Randolph, OF Gloucester
, County. was probably the oldest son
OF Sir John. We have no Informal
/ ton about him beyond the statement
| that he married a Miss Wormeley. Of
Middlesex County. and left two daugl,-
! ters.
! Peyton Randolph whom Campbell
the historian. calls the second son of
Sir John. was born in 1923. was bred
to the Law and was appointed Attorney
General of the Colony in I7iS, when
but twentyfour years of age. He was
made Speaker OF tho House of Bur-
Resses in 1866. and continued to pre-
! side over that body until il was super
seeded by conventions In 1913 he was
I spondencc. In March, 175+. he was
unanimously made President of tho
+, first Convention of Virginia. In Au-
| gust OF the same year he was unani-
mously chosen president of the first
Congress of the Colonies in Philadel-
| Congress until his death on October
30. 1875. fIe died of apoplexy in
| Philadelphia at the age Of tfty-two.
and his remains were brought 10 Nr
| ginia and buried in the chapel of VIII
liam and Mary College. He married
| Elizabeth. sister OF Governor Harrison.
| but left no Issue
| John Randolph was born about 172S
| He was 4 "votary of pleasure" and
his habits evidently gave offensc to
some OF his contemporaries. He be-
came a distinguished lawyer. and at
| the beginning OF the Revolution was
| Attorney General OF the Colony. hay
ing succeeded his brother Peyton in
that office. He was Tory. and left
Virginia with Lord Dunmore In the
spring OF l775. He died in London
January 81. 1884. aged ffty-six. His
remains. In accordance with his re-
quest. were brought back to Virginia
! and buried in the chapel of William
and Mary College.
| He married about 1850 Arlana Jcn-
nings. daughter OF Edmond Jennings.
attorney general of Maryland. and
Ariana Vanderhuyden. his wife.
Ariana Vanderhuyden was grand
! daughter OF Augustine Herman, OF Bo-
hemia Manor, in Maryland, and was
noted for her beauty. She had been
twice married. first to n Mr.. Frishy
and second to a Mr.. Bardly, before
marrying Jennings.
| From her first and second marriages
many prominent Maryland families are
sprung The issue OF the marriage of
her daughter. Arianna jennings. with
Attorney General John Randolph was
one son, Edmund. and two daughters,
Susan Beverley and Arianna The
daughters accompanied their father to
England. but the son remained in Vir-
Rinia, and became one of the most
distinguished of the Revolutionary
statesmen and patriots.
Edmund Randolph was born August
10, 1853. He studied law with his
Uncle Peyton. and took sides with him
rather than with his father at the out
set of the Revolution. In l775 Ed
mund Randolph. then twenty NO
years OF age, Joined General Washing
came a member OF his military family.
In l776 he represented the city OF VIII
liamsburg. then the capital OF Virginia
in the Convention which formed It's
first Constitution. and which conferred
upon him the Office of Attorney General
OF the State. In 1870 he was deputed
to the Continental Congress, and re-
malned a member until lfS2. In l7S6
he was elected Governor Virginia
by the General Assembly. and was
chosen by the same body one of the
seven delegates to the convention
at Annapolis, and In the follow
ing year to the General Conven-
ton In Philadelphia. which framed the
Constitution OF the United States, OF
which instrument he was one OF the
leading trainers. In 1ISS he was elect
ed to the Virginia Convention. called
to decide upon the adoption or rejec-
ton OF the Federal Constitutions He
earnestly advocated II, while Patrick
Henry, with his wellknown eloquence,
so earnestly opposed II. In 1890 he
was appointed by Washington the first
Attorney General OF the United States,
AS he had been the first Attorney
General OF Virginia. In 1895 he sue
ceeded Mr.. Jefferson as Secretary OF
State. and remained such until August
of that year. when he resigned Mr..
Randolph practiced law with eminent
success for many years.
He married, August 30, 1916. Eliza
beth. daughter of Robert Carter Nicho-
las. She died in 1910. After her
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