{"id":213,"date":"2018-07-10T19:19:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T00:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2026-01-11T10:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:07:10","slug":"j-w-randolph","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/","title":{"rendered":"John William Randolph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214\" src=\"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/randolph.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/randolph.png 278w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/randolph-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>John William Randolph (Sunflower\/Leflore Counties)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1874-1875<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born: <\/strong>February 1853\u00a0in Roanoke, VA<br \/>\n<strong>Died:<\/strong> April 6, 1927 in Pass Christian, MS<\/p>\n<p>Appointed to be circuit and chancery clerk in Sunflower County in 1875. Listed on the 1880 census in Leflore County with wife Mary Ellen (maiden name Berry) and sons Joseph and Oliver. Sometime in the 1890s, he relocated to Pass Christian, where he served as a public school principal for many years. Randolph continued to attend Republican political conventions, both state and national, into the early 1900s. He is listed with Mary Ellen on the 1900, 1910, and 1920 census in Pass Christian. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/m.asp?m=243128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J. W. Randolph School<\/a> was named in his honor. He is buried in Pass Christian&#8217;s Live Oak Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Randolph (1875-1961) went on to serve as the president of HBCUs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/samuel-huston-college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samuel Huston College<\/a> (now Huston-Tillotson University) in Austin, TX, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claflin.edu\/about\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claflin University<\/a> in Orangeburg, SC. There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/encyclopediaofwo02harm\/page\/1984\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brief biography<\/a> of him in Harmon&#8217;s <em>Encyclopedia of World Methodism<\/em> Vol 2 (1974).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oliver_Randolph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oliver Randolph<\/a> (1877-1951) was the first African American admitted to the New Jersey bar, the second to be elected to the NJ state legislature, and the first Black federal prosecutor from NJ.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 1947 article about Oliver, John W. Randolph&#8217;s father was named Joseph and was enslaved in Virginia before buying his freedom shortly before the Civil War.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/52394705\/john-william-randolph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memorial on Find A Grave<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY7engkSzT0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video about the restoration of the J. W. Randolph School<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/trailblazer\/trailblazer-assistant-u-s-attorney-oliver-randolph-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trailblazer: Assistant U. S. Attorney Oliver Randolph<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4826\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4826\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/randolph.png\" alt=\"Signature of John W. Randolph\" width=\"500\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/randolph.png 759w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/randolph-300x88.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signature of John W. Randolph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4777\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/charles-caldwell\/petition-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4777\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4896\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolphletter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4896\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4896\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/randolphletter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter to Governor Ames, October 21, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/randolphletter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/randolphletter-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor Ames, Oct 21, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2116\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolph4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2116 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Dec 26, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2119\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolph6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2119 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Jan 16, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5928\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/a-a-rogers\/the_weekly_mississippi_pilot_1875_02_20_page_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5928\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5928\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_20_Page_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Mississippi Pilot, February 20, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_20_Page_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_20_Page_2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 20, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5923\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/a-a-rogers\/the_weekly_mississippi_pilot_1875_02_27_page_8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5923\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5923\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_27_Page_8-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 27, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_27_Page_8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_27_Page_8-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 27, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2117\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolph5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2117 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, June 26, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4954\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolphresig\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4954\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4954\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphresig-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter of resignation, July 29, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphresig-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphresig-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter of resignation, July 29, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2108\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolph2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2108 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Mississippi Pilot, July 31, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4956\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolphletter2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4956\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphletter2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter to Governor Ames, August 1, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphletter2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphletter2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor Ames, August 1, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2130\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/resolution\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2130 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/resolution-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/resolution-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/resolution-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Mississippi Pilot, August 1, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4958\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolphletter3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4958\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4958\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphletter3-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter to Governor Ames, August 3, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphletter3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/randolphletter3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor Ames, August 3, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2106\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolph-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2106 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, August 21, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2111\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2111 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/conference-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/conference-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/conference-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yazoo Herald, June 6, 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2123\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolph10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2123 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph10-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph10-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Commercial Herald, Jun 13, 1895<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2121\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/league\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2121 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/league-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/league-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/league-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, June 17, 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3811\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/capture-234\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3811 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-6-150x150.png\" alt=\"Clarion-Ledger, April 27, 1900\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, April 27, 1900<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2128\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolph12\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2128 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph12-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph12-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/randolph12-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, March 15, 1907<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3808\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/capture-233\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3808\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"Jackson Daily News, March 15, 1907\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackson Daily News, March 15, 1907<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5162\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolphschool\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5162\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5162\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphschool-150x150.png\" alt=\"Semi-Weekly Leader, August 5, 1908\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphschool-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphschool-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Semi-Weekly Leader, August 5, 1908<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5172\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/mayor\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5172\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mayor-150x150.png\" alt=\"Sun Herald, January 25, 1913\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mayor-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mayor-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sun Herald, January 25, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5164\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/expo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5164\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/expo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Sun Herald, January 31, 1917\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/expo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/expo-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sun Herald, January 31, 1917<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5168\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/conference-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5168\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5168\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-150x150.png\" alt=\"Jackson Daily News, December 7, 1918\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackson Daily News, December 7, 1918<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5166\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/teachers\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5166\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5166\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/teachers-150x150.png\" alt=\"Sun Herald, February 15, 1922\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/teachers-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/teachers-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sun Herald, February 15, 1922<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5155\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolphobit\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5155\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphobit-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"New York Age, April 16, 1927\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphobit-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphobit-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Age, April 16, 1927<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5174\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/randolphs\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5174\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphs-150x150.png\" alt=\"Central New Jersey Home News, Aug 21, 1947\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/randolphs-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central NJ Home News, Aug 21, 1947<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John William Randolph (Sunflower\/Leflore Counties) State House:\u00a01874-1875 Born: February 1853\u00a0in Roanoke, VA Died: April 6, 1927 in Pass Christian, MS Appointed to be circuit and chancery clerk in Sunflower County in 1875. Listed on the 1880 census in Leflore County with wife Mary Ellen (maiden name Berry) and sons Joseph and Oliver. Sometime in the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-w-randolph\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;John William Randolph&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-213","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5937,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213\/revisions\/5937"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}