." ▁ ▁Political ▁and ▁military ▁career ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁office ▁Rand olph ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁State ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 4 ; ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁E ighth ▁and ▁N inth ▁US ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 0 7 ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁colon el ▁of ▁the ▁Tw enti eth ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates , ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 3 – 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁ 1 8 1 9 – 1 8 2 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁a ▁Virginia ▁Governor ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁governor ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right . ▁As ▁governor , ▁he ▁was ▁fairly ▁progress ive , ▁supporting ▁can als , ▁education , ▁and ▁more ▁political ▁representation ▁for ▁the ▁ordinary ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁state ; ▁he ▁also ▁proposed ▁an ▁em an cip ation ▁proposal ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁fre ed ▁Virginia ' s ▁slaves , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁defeated . ▁His ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁Virginia ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁when , ▁running ▁for ▁re e lection ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁De