[hennie pennie]

>>>> ""The first Muslim Member of Congress was John Randolph of Virginia, who served in Congress from 1799-1834." <<<<

Is this John RANDOLPH of the same Randolph family as intermarried with the Jeffersons? How did the Randolphs become followers of Islam?

Anybody know?

[TurkeyLurkey]

I have no idea...the original reference citing John Randolph’s conversion is:

Hugh A. Garland, “The life of John Randolph”, pp. 87-88, in a letter from Francis Scott Key, May-June 1816; pp. 99-100, Randolph’s letter to Francis Scott Key, Sept. 7, 1818, pp. 103-104, Key’s letter to Randolf; 106-107, Key’s reply to Randolph’s letter of May 3, 1819, and pp. 108-109, Key’s reply to Randolph’s letter of Aug. 8, 1819.