Sir Edmund Randolph: A Brief Biography

Her father, Joshua Baker, owned Fairfax plantation. Joshua Baker had grown up on Oaklawn Plantation, also in St. Mary Parish, but his family was originally from Kentucky. Baker was educated at West Point, served in the military, and was appointed as a Judge in St. Mary Parish. He later served as a Unionist Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. William Alexander and Caroline had six children, the older five being born at Hope Farm.

He was born August 24th, 1890 in Waikiki, Honolulu County, Hawaii. His parents were Duke and Julia. Duke was a police officer, and Julia was a deeply religious women who stayed home with her children. Duke had 8 siblings; Samuel, Sargent, Brenice, David, Bill, Kapiolani, Louis, Maria. Duke went to grammar school but dropped out so he could spend more time on the beach, and help take care of his family.

Rockefeller’s childhood helped mold him into the man he became. He was born in Richford, New York to Eliza Davison Rockefeller and William Avery Rockefeller Sr., a traveling salesman. Being the second of six children, Rockefeller was

Alexander Hamilton was not born into the lap of luxury, far from it actually. Hamilton was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis as the second illegitimate child to Rachel Faucette & James A. Hamilton. At the age of ten, Hamilton's father abandons him, his brother, and mother. After that they receive support from Ann Lytton, Rachel's sister. This is short lived, in 1766 Ann dies, forcing Hamilton's mother to find work at a shop. Two years later while both Alexander and Rachel are suffering from a fever, Rachel passes away, leaving Alexander and James (Jr.) orphaned at the respective ages of 13 and 15. From then on Alexander and James are shipped around, first with a cousin, 32-year-old Peter Lytton, who committed suicide, and then with Peter's father who died before he could claim the children.

James was born on December 23, 1856. He was the son of Washington and Artelia Duke. James's father Washington was a tobacco industrialist and philanthropist that fought in the Civil War and his mother Artelia was a German immigrant. James grew up on a small farm in Durham, North Carolina. During the Civil War, their farm was ravaged by the Union troops and they seized their tobacco barrels and crops.

Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, Nevis, in the West Indies on January 11, 1757 (or 1755), to James Hamilton and Rachel

John Adams was born on October 30th, 1735 (History.com). Adams was the oldest of three sons and his father was a shoemaker/farmer and an official for the local government (History.com). John Adams was a very hard working student and his hard work payed off when he graduated from Harvard in 1755 (History.com). In the beginning Adams taught for many years and then went on to study law (History.com). John Adams went on to marry Abigail Smith in 1764 and they decided to have six children throughout the years (History.com). When Adams started his law career in 1758, he because an outstanding attorney in Boston (History.com).

Unfortunately William Harvey Carneys young life was a struggle and very difficult. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia. William was born into slavery much of a childhood; rather not call it a childhood. Ann Dean Williams mom stayed behind in the plantation, while William and his dad also known as William Carney, Escaped the plantation through the Underground Railroad. Like many other slaves, Williams’s dad adopted their last name from their plantation owner. When they escaped from the Underground Railroad they met

On February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams Massachusetts to Lucy and Daniel Anthony. Susan out of eight children was raised in a strict Quaker family. Her father, Daniel Anthony, was a very rigid man, a Quaker cotton manufacturer and abolitionist. He believed in making sure children were guided right, not targeting them. Her father did not let his kids experience the childish enjoyments of toys, games, and music, because all of those above were seen as distractions from the Inner Light. Instead her father imposed self-discipline.

Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18th, 1774 near Ivy, Virginia. His mom was named Lucy Meriwether and his dad who was named William Lewis, who later died in 1779 serving in the Continental Army. Meriwether grew up where he was born most of his life. His family's farm was in Ivy Creek, Virginia. When he was just a little kid, he was always outside exploring the woods and got a passion of hunting. He attended a school and his two teachers were named William Parsons and Matthew Maury. Meriwether went to Washington and Lee university where

Calhoun was born to Patrick Calhoun, a well-to-do Scots-Irish farmer, and Martha Caldwell, both of whom had recently migrated from Pennsylvania to the Carolina Piedmont. Calhoun was born on March 1782 in Abbeville,

Edmund Randolph was born into a prominent family in Williamsburg, Virginia on August 10, 1753. His family was firmly rooted into the political scene of Virginia. His grandfather Sir John Randolph, his father, and his uncle Peyton Randolph all served as the king’s attorney in colonial Virginia. Not surprisingly, Edmund Randolph graduated from William-Mary and studied law under his father. As Edmund grew up, he developed a loyalty to the patriot despite his father’s Loyalist views. When the Revolution began, he and his father parted ways due to their political views. Edmund moved in with his uncle, Peyton Randolph,

Alexander Hamilton was most likely born on January 11, 1757, although the exact year of his birth is unknown. Hamilton was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis or St. Kitts to Rachel Fawcett and James Hamilton, but he spent the majority of his youth on the island of St. Croix. His formal education as a child was minimal. When his mother died in 1768, Hamilton took his

Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755 or 1757 (the exact date is unknown) in Charlestown, Nevis,

Edmund does this by using a falsified letter, and showing it to their father Gloucester. Edmund’s motives are clear in this deceit as he delivers a soliloquy about his actions before actually showing the letter to Gloucester. Edmund’s soliloquy includes statements like “For that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines Lag of a brother? Why bastard?”(1.2.5-6) these lines show that Edmund is questioning the universe as to why he was born as the second son, and as a bastard. Edmund continues in his soliloquy “Well, my legitimate, if this letter speed, And my invention thrive, Edmund the base Shall top the legitimate.”