James Fitz Randolph (1791-1872)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-00257
Given Name
James
Family Name
Fitz Randolph
Birth Date
June 26, 1791
Death Date
January 25, 1872
Sex
Male
Occupation
Writing and Publishing
Government
Biographical Description
James Fitz Randolph was an enslaver from Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ. He was a newspaper printer and politician. He was the principal editor of the New Brunswick Fredonian newspaper from 1812 to 1842. He served as the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas (i.e. the Middlesex County Clerk) from 1825 to 1828 and in that role was responsible for maintaining records of births of Black children and manumissions of Black adults in the county. He was a representative in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1823-1824, and then served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1828-1833.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
government official
printer
U.S. Congress
Places
Piscataway
Enslaver of
Benjamin
References

“RANDOLPH, James Fitz.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000044.

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