Tertium quids
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The tertium quids were various factions of the Democratic-Republican Party in the United States during the early 1800s, which gradually faded into political obscurity by the 1820s. Most were in Pennsy
Virginia Representative John Randolph was the leader of the Quid faction of the Democratic-Republican Party.
John Randolph of Roanoke
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John Randolph, commonly known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was an American planter, and a politician from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives at various times between 1799 and 1833, and
Tertium quids
…factions had no connection with each other at the federal level, and both of them supported US President Thomas Jefferson. When Virginia Representative John Randolph of Roanoke broke with Jefferson and James Madison in 1806, his faction was called the "Quids". Randolph was the leader of the Old Republican faction, which insisted…
Gilbert Stuart painting of a youthful Randolph
Autographed engraving of Randolph