George W. Randolph
Politician, Military Person
1818 – 1867
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Who was George W. Randolph?
George Wythe Randolph was a lawyer, planter, and Confederate general. He served for eight months in 1862 as the Confederate States Secretary of War during the American Civil War, when he reformed procurement, wrote the conscription law, and strengthened western defenses. He was President Thomas Jefferson's youngest grandson by his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph.
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- Born
- Mar 10, 1818
Charlottesville - Also known as
- George Randolph
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Virginia
- Died
- Apr 3, 1867
Charlottesville - Resting place
- Monticello
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on July 23, 2013
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