Henry S. Randall

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Henry Stephens Randall (born May 3, 1811 - August 14, 1876 in Cortland , New York ) was an American farmer, author, educator and politician . He was Secretary of State of New York from 1852 to 1853 .

Career

Henry Stephens Randall, son of Harriet Stephens and General Roswell Randall, both from Shelburne ( Vermont ), was born 1,811th His childhood was overshadowed by the British-American War . The family then moved from Madison County, New York to Cortland, New York during his childhood . He later wrote many articles for the agricultural magazines and the Sheep Husbandry, the Sheepman's Bible at the time.

On February 4, 1834, he married Jane Rebecca Polhemus in Auburn, New York, the daughter of Jane Anderson and Reverend Henry Polhemus. The couple had three children: his son Roswell Stephens Randall (born November 8, 1834) was married to Mary Forby from Albany (New York). His son Francis Randall († June 29, 1844) died at the age of 21 months. His daughter Hattie S. Randall married the doctor of medicine DJ Mosher on June 18, 1872 .

In November 1849 he ran for the office of Secretary of State of New York as a Democrat , but suffered a defeat to the Whig Christopher Morgan . He was elected Secretary of State in 1851.

Randall wrote The Life of Thomas Jefferson , which was published in three volumes in 1858. It is the most comprehensive and reliable biography ever written of Jefferson, as he was the only one allowed to interview Jefferson's immediate family. In a letter to James Parton , he reported that the family believed Jefferson's nephew Peter Carr was the father of Sally Heming's children.

In 1860 Randall took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention . Randall was a member of the New York State Assembly for Cortland County in 1871 .

He was buried in the Cortland Rural Cemetery .

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SURNAME Randall, Henry S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Randall, Henry Stephens (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American farmer, author, educator, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1811
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1876
Place of death Cortland , New York