Clifford E. Randall

Clifford E. Randall

Clifford Ellsworth Randall (born December 25, 1876 in Troy Center , Walworth County , Wisconsin , †  October 16, 1934 in Kenosha , Wisconsin) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1921 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Clifford Randall attended his homeland public schools including East Troy High School , which he graduated in 1894. Until 1901 he attended the Whitewater Normal School . He then taught as a teacher in various cities in Wisconsin for several years. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his admission as a lawyer in 1906, he began to work in Kenosha in his new profession. There he also worked as a city judge between 1909 and 1917.

Politically, Randall was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1918 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Henry A. Cooper on March 4, 1919 , whom he had defeated in the primary. Since he already lost to Cooper in the following elections, he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1921 . During this time, with the 19th amendment to the constitution, women's suffrage was introduced nationwide.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Clifford Randall returned to work as a lawyer. Between 1921 and 1930 he was a municipal attorney for the city of Kenosha. Then he worked again as a lawyer. He died on October 16, 1934 in Kenosha, where he was also buried.

Web links

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• Clifford E. Randall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Clifford E. Randall in the database of Find a Grave (English)