Alexander Randall (politician)

Alexander Randall (born January 3, 1803 in Annapolis , Maryland , †  November 21, 1881 ) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alexander Randall initially enjoyed a private education and then graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis in 1822 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Annapolis in 1824 in this profession. He later embarked on a political career. He joined the Whig Party, founded in 1835 .

In the congressional election of 1840 , Randall was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Maryland , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1841. Since he refused to run again in 1842, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1843 . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Alexander Randall practiced law again. He also got into the banking industry. Between 1844 and 1848 he was auditor to the High Court of Chancery of Maryland. In 1850 he took part as a delegate at a meeting to revise the state constitution. From 1864 to 1868, Randall served as Attorney General of his home state. He died on November 21, 1881 in Annapolis, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Alexander Randall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Alexander Randall in the database of Find a Grave (English)