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Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 – October 22, 1775) was an American politician and planter who was a Founding Father of the United States.
Peyton Randolph (Williamsburg, Virginia, 10 de septiembre de 1721 - Filadelfia, Pensilvania, 22 de octubre de 1775) fue un abogado y político angloamericano. Fue Presidente del primer y del segundo Congreso Continental.
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22 de oct. de 2021 · The first president of the Continental Congress was George Washington’s close friend and Thomas Jefferson’s cousin. So who was this mostly forgotten forefather, and why was he a crucial Revolutionary figure? Randolph was 54 years old when he died from a stroke on October 22, 1775, while the Congress was in session.
Peyton Randolph served as the Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses and President of the First Continental Congress and Second Continental Congress. Before his election to the House of Burgesses, Randolph was appointed Virginia’s Attorney General and served during the British imperial crisis that led to the American Revolution.
3 de abr. de 2024 · Peyton Randolph (born 1721, Williamsburg, Va. [U.S.]—died Oct. 22, 1775, Philadelphia, Pa.) was the first president of the U.S. Continental Congress. Randolph was educated at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., and became a member of the Virginia bar in 1744.
Peyton Randolph was an exceptionally influential political leader in Virginia during the American Revolution. He was Speaker of the House of Burgesses during the most tumultuous years of the constitutional dispute and was elected the first President of the Continental Congress, earning him adulation as "The Father of Your Country."
