William H. Randall | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | |
Preceded by | John J. Crittenden |
Succeeded by | George Madison Adams |
Personal details | |
Born | Madison County, Kentucky | July 15, 1812
Died | August 1, 1881 London, Kentucky | (aged 69)
Political party | Union Democratic (1863–64) Unconditional Union (1864–67) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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William Harrison Randall (July 15, 1812 – August 1, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born near Richmond, Kentucky, Randall completed preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in London, Kentucky, in 1835. He served as clerk of the circuit court and county court of Laurel County 1836–1844.
Randall was elected as an Union Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress and as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serving from March 4, 1863 to March 4, 1867. He served as district judge of the fifteenth Kentucky district 1870–1880. He died in London, Kentucky, August 1, 1881. He was interred in the family cemetery at London, Kentucky.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "William H. Randall (id: R000040)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Johnson, E. Polk (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 768–769. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
External links
[edit] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress