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Peyton Randolph

1721 - 1775

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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. Born into Virginia's wealthiest and most powerful family, Randolph served as speaker of Virginia's House of Burgesses, president of the first two Virginia Conventions, and president of the First Continental Congress. He also served briefly as the first president of the Second Continental Congress. In 1774, Randolph signed the Continental Association, a trade boycott adopted by the First Continental Congress in response to the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Peyton Randolph is the 17,667th most popular politician (down from 17,294th in 2024), the 12,720th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,926th in 2019) and the 963rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Peyton Randolph ranks 17,667 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean-Pierre Bel, Renhō, Chidambaram Subramaniam, Raffaele Fitto, Red Kelly, and Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet. After him are Henry Sewell, Coffi Codjia, Basdeo Panday, Sibel Siber, Yevgeny Roizman, and Yury Trutnev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, Peyton Randolph ranks 23. Before him are Francesco Sabatini, Roger Sherman, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, William Robertson, Benjamin Wilson, and Mark Akenside. After him is William Collins. Among people deceased in 1775, Peyton Randolph ranks 19. Before him are Ahmad Shah Bahadur, François-Hubert Drouais, Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, Egidio Duni, Szymon Czechowicz, and Shuja-ud-Daula.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peyton Randolph ranks 12,719 out of 20,380. Before him are Gail Devers (1966). After him are Michael Trevino (1985), Ruben Fleischer (1974), Roxanne Seeman (1954), Madeline Manning (1948), Bobby Lashley (1976), Eddie Kendricks (1939), Bernard Bailyn (1922), Andrew Jackson Downing (1815), Mitch Miller (1911), Austin Nichols (1980), and Elsie Janis (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Peyton Randolph ranks 963. Before him are Tom Daschle (1947), Israel Pickens (1780), John B. Floyd (1806), Robert J. Bentley (1943), Gene Okerlund (1942), and Lot M. Morrill (1813). After him are Felix Grundy (1777), Daniel Manning (1831), James Seddon (1815), Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959), Jan Brewer (1944), and Carol Moseley Braun (1947).

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