Joseph Fitz Randolph

Joseph Fitz Randolph (born March 14, 1803 in New York City , † March 20, 1873 in Jersey City , New Jersey ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1837 and 1843 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Randolph came to Piscataway , New Jersey with his parents when he was still a child . He attended both public and private schools. After completing a law degree and being admitted to the bar in 1825, he began to work in this profession in Freehold . In the mid-1830s he was a district attorney for Monmouth County . Politically, Randolph joined the Whig Party . In the congressional election of 1836 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 1st Congressional constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded William Chetwood on March 4, 1837 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1843 . Between 1839 and 1841 he chaired the committee that dealt with claims made during the American Revolution. In 1842, Randolph renounced another congressional candidacy.

He moved to New Brunswick in 1843 , where he practiced as a lawyer. In 1844 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the New Jersey Constitution. At the same time he was a member of a commission for the revision of state laws. In 1845 he moved to Trenton . Joseph Randolph served as a judge on the New Jersey Supreme Court between 1845 and 1852 . In the spring of 1861 he took part as a delegate at an unsuccessful conference in the federal capital, Washington, at which the outbreak of civil war should be prevented. Randolph lived in Jersey City since 1864, where he died on March 20, 1873.

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SURNAME	Randolph, Joseph Fitz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 14, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 1873
Place of death	Jersey City , New Jersey