John Randolph
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Elected to the House of Representatives in 1799, he opposed the War of 1812 (1812\u00e2\u0080\u009315), regarding the conflict with Britain and its allies as foolhardy and driven by land hunger rather than as a defense of U.S. sovereignty. Randolph was an eccentric man, who brought his hunting dogs into the House chamber, and his colleagues feared his sharp tongue. With only a brief interruption, he served in Congress until 1829."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Randolph exercised enormous influence when he represented Southern planters in resisting the Missouri Compromise, which forbade slavery in new western territories north of the 36\u00c2\u00b030\u00e2\u0080\u0099 parallel. Although he defended the institution of slavery, Randolph loathed the slave trade. On his deathbed, Randolph freed the people he had enslaved, although contradictions in his will and subsequent litigation delayed their freedom."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Cawsons, Prince George County, Virginia"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "El congresista John Randolph, miembro de una distinguida familia de Virginia cuya ascendencia se remontaba a Pocahontas y John Rolfe, fue un firme defensor de los derechos estatales. Elegido para la C\u00c3\u00a1mara de Representantes en 1799, se opuso a la Guerra de 1812 (1812\u00e2\u0080\u009315) por considerar que el conflicto con Inglaterra y sus aliados era insensato, causado m\u00c3\u00a1s por ambici\u00c3\u00b3n de territorios que por defender la soberan\u00c3\u00ada estadounidense. Randolph era un exc\u00c3\u00a9ntrico que llevaba sus perros de caza a la C\u00c3\u00a1mara, y sus colegas tem\u00c3\u00adan su lengua mordaz. Con solo una breve interrupci\u00c3\u00b3n, fue congresista hasta 1829."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Randolph tuvo un gran influencia como representante de los hacendados sure\u00c3\u00b1os opuestos al Compromiso de Misuri, que prohib\u00c3\u00ada la esclavitud en los territorios occidentales al norte del paralelo 36\u00c2\u00b030\u00e2\u0080\u0099. Aunque defend\u00c3\u00ada la esclavitud como instituci\u00c3\u00b3n, odiaba la trata de esclavos. En su lecho de muerte liber\u00c3\u00b3 a sus esclavos, pero el proceso se demor\u00c3\u00b3 debido a contradicciones en el testamento y la subsiguiente litigaci\u00c3\u00b3n."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Grace Lambert [Mrs. Gerard B. Lambert], Princeton, N.J.; gift 1970 to NPG."}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Gerard B. 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