George W Randolph Death Cause and Date

George W's Death

Born (Birthday) Mar 10, 1818

Death Date April 3, 1867

Age of Death 49 years

Cause of Death Apoplexy

Profession War Hero

The war hero George W died at the age of 49. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

This prominent nineteenth-century lawyer and planter is perhaps best remembered for his service during the American Civil War as Secretary of War of the Confederate States. He entered the Confederate Army as a major and began rising through the ranks after participating in the Battle of Big Bethel (Virginia) in 1861.

He married Mary Elizabeth Adams Pope in 1852. The son of Martha Jefferson Randolph and the grandson of third United States President Thomas Jefferson, he was also related on his father’s side to Jamestown colonist John Rolfe and Rolfe’s Native American wife, Pocahontas.