Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 1884-1885, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 1884-1885, Vol. 8Theodore F. Randolph, who died November 7, 1883, was born at New Brunswick, N. J June 24th, 1826, being the son of James F. Randolph, for thirty-six years pub~ lisher of the Fredam'ah, -at that place. Young Mr. Ran dolph was well educated, and in 1848 was admitted to the New Jersey bar. He settled first in Mississippi, but in 1850 returned to New Jersey, taking up his residence in Hudson County. In 1860 he was elected to the Assembly, and in 1861/to the State Senate, to fill a vacancy, and was re-elected in 1862. In 1867 he' was elected President of the Morris and Essex Railroad Company. In 1868 he was chosen Gov ernor of New Jersey, and in 1875 was sent to the United States, Senate, serving six years in that body. He was elect ed a Resident Member of this Society in January, 1870, and was a member of the Executive Committee from 1872 to 1876. It was largely through his efforts that tlie State purchased the Washington Headquarters at Morristown, and he was the first President of the Washington Headquarters Association at that place. In his Official relations he was above reproach, and in private life he was one Of the most genial of men.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.