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  Sir John Randolph
Randolph prosecuted cases for the Crown until he followed his legal studies to London to be admitted to Grays Inn at the Inns of Court on May 17, 1715.
Randolph took leave of his young family in 1722 to act as secretary to the Virginia delegation that traveled to Albany, New York, for a meeting of Iroquois chiefs organized by Governor William Burnet of that state.
Randolph returned to Virginia to report success in both endeavors and was dispatched again to England in 1732 to try to persuade Parliament to adopt an excise on tobacco imported to England.
www.history.org /almanack/people/bios/biorasjr.cfm   (1133 words)

  
 John Randolph Biography / Biography of John Randolph Biography Biography
Randolph broke openly with Jefferson in 1806 over the attempted Florida purchase, demanding a return to the principles of 1798 and emerging as founder of the first of America's "third" political parties, the Quids.
Randolph was defeated for reelection in 1813 because of his opposition to the War of 1812.
Randolph's well-known opposition to the Missouri Compromise of 1820-1821 (though he hated slavery, he disapproved of interference with that institution), his fear of forced emancipation, and his brilliant defense of states' rights stirred the somber intellect of John C. Calhoun.
www.bookrags.com /biography-john-randolph   (566 words)

  
 JOHN RANDOLPH - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN RANDOLPH
He was a member of an influential and wealthy Virginian family, and was the third and youngest son of John Randolph of Cawsons, Chesterfield county, where he was born on the 2nd of June 1773.
After the accession of Jefferson to the presidency in 1801, Randolph was appointed chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, and as such was naturally the leader of the Republican majority in the House.
He took an active part in agitating for the reform of the judiciary, and in 1804 moved the impeachment of Judge Samuel Chase (q.v.), acting as the leader of prosecution in the trial before the Senate.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RA/RANDOLPH_JOHN.htm   (486 words)

  
 Articles - John Randolph of Roanoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Randolph was elected to the Sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1813).
Randolph was appointed to the United States Senate December 8, 1825, to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1821, caused by the resignation of James Barbour and served from December 26, 1825, to March 3, 1827.
Randolph was elected to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829), and was not a candidate for reelection to the Twenty-first Congress.
www.gaple.com /articles/John_Randolph_of_Roanoke   (619 words)

  
 Randolph County Historical Maps
Randolph County was created from Lee County on Dec. 20, 1828 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1828, p.
After John Randolph became unpopular for publicly opposing the U.S. declaration of war on Britain, Georgia legislators in 1812 voted to change the name of the original Randolph County to Jasper County.
However, John Randolph's reputation eventually was restored, and in 1828 the General Assembly again named a new county in his honor.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/randolphhistmaps.htm   (140 words)

  
 John Randolph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Randolph (died 1346), 3rd Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland.
John Randolph (1727-1784), Virginia colonial leader and loyalist
John Randolph (1749-1813), British cleric, professor and bishop
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Randolph   (113 words)

  
 From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies: Edmund Randolph
John Randolph, a Loyalist, followed the royal governor, Lord Dunmore, to England, in 1775.
Randolph was a strong advocate of the process of amendment.
After retiring from politics in 1795, Randolph resumed his law practice and was regarded as a leading figure in the legal community.
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 John Randolph Medical Center - Advanced Technologies
John Randolph Medical Center, established in 1915, is located in Hopewell, about 30 minutes south of Richmond.
At the heart of healthcare at John Randolph is the desire to offer access to a broad range of high-quality services - from obstetrics and behavioral health to oncology and cardiac care.
John Randolph Medical Center is a licensed, 271-bed facility, offering acute care inpatient and outpatient services, as well as long-term care.
www.johnrandolphmedicalcenter.com /TechList.asp   (380 words)

  
 John Randolph -- character actor, union activist
Randolph was born Emanuel Cohen in the Bronx.
Randolph, whose dramatic training began with two years in the Federal Theatre Project in the 1930s and who later studied acting with Stella Adler, legally changed his name to John Randolph in 1940.
Randolph is survived by two children, Martha and Harrison; a granddaughter; and a brother, Jerry Lippman.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/28/BAG3E5AJUJ1.DTL   (696 words)

  
 FilmView - John Randolph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Randolph, a Tony Award-winning actor who was a veteran on Broadway and in the movies, died on Tuesday at his home in Hollywood, his daughter, Martha Randolph, said.
Randolph and his wife were called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1955 but refused to testify.
Randolph is survived by a son, Hal, of Los Angeles; a brother, Jerry Lippman, of Edgewater, N.J.; and a granddaughter.
www.filmview.org /memorium/johnrandolph.htm   (486 words)

  
 SCHROEDER, John Randolph
John was a graduate of Head-Royce, UC Santa Cruz, and San Francisco State University where he received a Masters Degree in Political Science.
John was a loving father who enjoyed life thoroughly including music, sports, and most of all, the companionship of his friends.
John was a gentle, kind, and loving man who will be missed by all who knew him.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/06/MNSCHROEDE46.DTL&type=printable   (201 words)

  
 John H. Randolph Papers
John Hampden Randolph (1813-1883), Louisiana planter, was born March 24, 1813, in Lunenburg County, Virginia, the fourth of six children of Peter and Sallie Randolph.
Peter Randolph was a judge in the Virginia Court of Appeals.
John Randolph's partnership with Charles A. Thornton, who financed the cultivation of sugar on Forest Home Plantation, is documented by partnership agreements, account ledgers, debt records, and receipts (1844-1850).
www.lib.lsu.edu /special/findaid/r355m.html   (1736 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Dead Stalinist honored
While Randolph was serving as the front man for this "peace group," the executive director of the organization, Alan Thompson, was arrested for picking up an illegal cash payment from the Soviet Union to fund its work.
While Randolph may have missed a few job opportunities as a result of the fllist during a period of time when Americans understood the threat of communism, his work in the Soviet front group only served to make him a darling of Hollywood 20 years ago.
John Randolph survived and lived to the ripe old age of 88 in the comfort of a nation he sought to overthrow.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39058   (767 words)

  
 Acting on principle: John Randolph’s life and legacy : LA IMC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Randolph was active in the early civil rights struggles and participated in efforts to open up the stage and screen to actors of all races.
As a known progressive unionist and activist and rising actor of the screen, Randolph was betrayed to the fllist by another actor who was “under suspicion.” He and Cunningham were subpoenaed by HUAC in 1955.
Randolph said he survived because “I grabbed any job I could and I fought the whole time against fllisting and so did my wife.” By the 60s, TV commercials opened up to him when the TV union (AFTRA) stood against fllisting.
la.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=111794   (2048 words)

  
 John Randolph | The San Diego Union-Tribune
John Randolph, a prolific, Tony-winning character actor who played Roseanne's father in "Roseanne" and Tom Hanks' grandfather in "You've Got Mail," has died.
He played a police chief in 1973's "Serpico," appeared in the 1974 TV movie "The Missiles of October" and was Roseanne's father in several episodes of "Roseanne." His grandfather role in the 1998 "You've Got Mail" was one of his last.
Randolph described himself as an "old radical" and became politically active in the 1930s.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040323/news_1m23randolph.html   (263 words)

  
 John "The Tory" Randolph
The third child of Sir John and Lady Susannah Randolph, John was convinced British-Americans owed more loyalty to the Crown than to the Massachusetts hotheads or to firebrands like his friend Patrick Henry.
When his brother Peyton Randolph was elected speaker of the House of Burgesses, John succeeded him as the colony's attorney general.
As Peyton prepared to leave for the Second Continental Congress, John was closing up his house (Tazewell Hall) and arranging passage across the Atlantic for himself, his wife, Ariana, and their two daughters, Susannah and Ariana.
www.history.org /Almanack/people/bios/bioratjr.cfm   (575 words)

  
 People's Weekly World Newspaper Online - John Randolph, actor, dies at 88
Randolph was fllisted during the McCarthy era for refusing to cooperate with the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee.
Randolph, son of Romanian and Russian immigrants, was born Emanuel Cohen in New York City in 1915, and attended City College and Columbia University.
Randolph served on the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Actors’ Equity.
www.pww.org /article/articleprint/4937   (668 words)

  
 Randolph County Courthouse
However, in 1845, the legislature authorized Randolph County officials to levy a special tax to build a new courthouse, so the county's second courthouse may actually date to 1845 or 1846.
Randolph County's new courthouse was completed in 1886 and still serves today.
The act further provided that the new county seat be incorporated as the town of Cuthbert, so-named to honor former U.S. congressman and Indian commissioner John Cuthbert.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/randolphCH.htm   (570 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Obituary: John Randolph
John Randolph: supporter of radical causes Photo: AP With the death of the character actor John Randolph, aged 88, the names of those that were on the Hollywood fllist have dwindled down to a precious few.
Randolph, who had already been in a number of plays on stage, albeit in small roles, continued to be active in the theatre throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Ironically, Randolph was very nearly denied the part when the network complained that he had not been "cleared".
film.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,12589,1161742,00.html   (615 words)

  
 John Randolph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Emanuel Cohen (John Randolph), the son of Russian and Romanian immigrants,
During this period Randolph supported radical causes such as better housing for war veterans, for striking miners in Harlan County, and against the death penalty for Willie McGee, who was executed for raping a white woman in Mississippi and for convicted spies,
Randolph was one of those named as a member of the Communist Party.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USArandolphJ.htm   (909 words)

  
 Randolph, John on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
OBIT/Millicent Hearst Boudjakdji, President of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and a Director of The Hearst Corporation, Dead at 63.
Randolph C. Blazer Resigns as Chairman and CEO of BearingPoint; Roderick C. McGeary Appointed Chairman and CEO; BearingPoint Confirms Guidance for Fourth Quarter of 2004.
John Hampton Randolph included the "white ballroom" when he built palatial Nottoway Plantation near White Castle, Louisiana in 1859.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/r/rndlphj1.asp   (509 words)

  
 Playbill News: John Randolph, Tony-Winning Character Actor, Dead at 88
John Randolph, an accomplished character actor whose career include Broadway collaborations with Orson Welles and the Lunts, as well as a Tony Award-winning performance in Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, died Feb. 24 at his home in Hollywood, the New York Times reported.
Randolph appeared in dozens of Broadway plays and musicals, his career on the stage culminating in the final play in Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach trilogy," Broadway Bound, in which he was honored for his portrayal of the cranky, opinionated grandfather Ben.
John Randolph was born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in the Bronx.
web.playbill.com /news/article/84670.html   (655 words)

  
 Edmund Randolph
Randolph returned to the practice of law in Virginia, and many years passed before his name was entirely cleared.
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John Randolph - Randolph, John, 1773–1833, American legislator, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, b.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0841111.html   (397 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - John Randolph (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
John Randolph 1773–1833, American legislator, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, b.
After breaking (1805) with President Jefferson on the acquisition of Florida, which he opposed, Randolph lost his leadership in the House.
His impassioned denunciations of Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams led (1826) to a duel with Clay.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RndlphJ.html   (333 words)

  
 Communist Functionary, Hollywood Actor John Randolph Dies at 88   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Tony Award-winning character actor John Randolph (pictured), who made countless appearances in Broadway plays and Hollywood films and was a familiar face to millions, has died in the movie capital at the age of 88.
Randolph (pictured) was also a Communist sympathizer and equalitarian social activist of long standing, devoting much of his time and money to Communist fronts and groups working to move American society in a Marxist, multiracial direction.
Randolph would travel the world, meeting with fellow Communists and sympathizers who had lost jobs in the 50s, telling them that "the tide has turned" and that things were "getting better."
www.nationalvanguard.org /story.php?id=2319   (921 words)

  
 Blog of Death: John Randolph
John Randolph, a Tony Award-winning character actor, died on Feb. 24 of natural causes.
Randolph also returned to the New York stage, appearing in the original productions of "The Sound of Music" and "Paint Your Wagon." He also continued demonstrating for issues that mattered to him.
Randolph was never a household name, but after 60 years of entertaining, he certainly became a familiar face to American audiences.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000777.html   (271 words)

  
 Political Economy of John Randolph of Roanoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Although John Randolph of Roanoke ranks among the most original political figures America has produced, he is not well known as the exponent of a coherent political economy.
He was among the foremost orators of his day, and he occupied a unique position in Congress from which to articulate the values of republican political economy and highlight the challenges presented in the early republic to such values.
Although Randolph conceded the evils of slavery -- he believed the institution was an economically losing proposition -- he defended the institution on the grounds of social necessity.
www.vahistorical.org /publications/abstract_devanny.htm   (265 words)

  
 John Randolph; shelby county ohio historical society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Randolph, American politician and statesman, was born into great wealth, in Cawsons, Virginia.
This true tale (Randolph slaves) begins with a most interesting white plantation owner in Virginia.
John Randolph of Roanoke was a member of perhaps the most powerful family in the South from the late 1700s until at least the Civil War.
www.shelbycountyhistory.org /schs/blackhistory/johnrandolph.htm   (363 words)

  
 John Randolph @ Filmbug
John Randolph (June 1, 1915 - February 24, 2004) was a prolific Tony Award-winning actor.
In the 1930s he was active in politics, and in 1955 the House Un-American Activities Committee fllisted him after he refused to answer questions related to the Cold War Communist scare.
Randolph appeared in early episodes of the TV sit-com Seinfeld as Frank Costanza, George Costanza's father.
www.filmbug.com /db/303579   (221 words)

  
 John Randolph
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