Representative Robert Rantoul

Robert Rantoul served as a Representative from Massachusetts in the United States Congress from 1851 to 1852. A member of the Democratic Party, Robert Rantoul contributed to the legislative process during 2 terms in office.

Robert Rantoul’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Robert Rantoul participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Robert Rantoul Jr. (August 13, 1805 – August 7, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. Rantoul was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1835–1839), the commission to revise the laws of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Board of Education (1837–1842). He was the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (1846–1849). He was elected in 1850 to the United States House of Representatives for the 32nd Congress. Before his term there began, he was named as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Charles Winthrop, who had been appointed after the resignation of Daniel Webster and resigned when he failed to win election to a full term. Rantoul served in the Senate from February 1 to March 3, 1851, and then in the House from March 4, 1851, until his death. He was buried in Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts. Rantoul had a wife, Jane Elizabeth Woodbury, and two children, Robert S. Rantoul and Charles W. Rantoul.