Charles Hiram Randall

Charles Hiram Randall

Charles Hiram Randall (born July 23, 1865 in Auburn , Nemaha County , Nebraska , †  February 18, 1951 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1921 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Randall attended public schools in his home country. Between 1885 and 1992 he worked as a newspaper publisher in Nebraska. He then worked for the railway mail from 1892 to 1904. In 1904 he moved to Los Angeles, where he was again involved in the newspaper business. In 1909 and 1910, Randall served on the Los Angeles Municipal Parking Commission. Politically, he joined the Prohibition Party , which campaigned against the sale and consumption of alcohol. He was a member of the California State Assembly in 1911 and 1912 .

In the 1914 congressional election , Randall was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of California , where he succeeded Charles W. Bell on March 4, 1915 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 . The First World War took place during this period . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . In 1920 Charles Randall was not re-elected.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, he continued to work in the movement against alcohol. Between 1925 and 1933 he was a city councilor in Los Angeles. Between 1922 and 1944, he ran unsuccessfully for return to Congress six times. In 1928 he ran for the US Senate, also unsuccessfully . He died on February 18, 1951 in Los Angeles.

Web links

• Charles Hiram Randall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Hiram Randall in the database of Find a Grave (English)