Peyton Randolph was a lawyer and Democratic-Republican politician from Virginia who, as the senior member of the Governor's Council, served as acting Governor of Virginia for eight days, following the death of George William Smith on December 26, 1811. He went on to be the official reporter of the Virginia Supreme Court until his death in 1828.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, governor
- Position held
- Governor of Virginia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1779
- Died
- December 26, 1828