Randolph Strickland

Randolph Strickland

Randolph Strickland (born February 4, 1823 in Dansville , Livingston County , New York , †  May 5, 1880 in Battle Creek , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1871 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Randolph Strickland attended his home public schools and moved to Michigan in 1844, where he taught in Ingham County . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1849, he began working in his new profession in DeWitt , Michigan. He later moved his residence and office to St. Johns . From 1852 to 1864 he was a district attorney in Clinton County . Politically, Strickland was a member of the Republican Party . He served in the Michigan Senate in 1861 and 1862 . During the Civil War between 1863 and 1865 he was head of the Military Police Department ( Provost Marshal ) in the sixth congressional electoral district of his state. In 1856 and 1868 he was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions , where John C. Frémont and later Ulysses S. Grant were nominated as presidential candidates.

In the congressional elections of 1868 Strickland was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth district of Michigan , where he succeeded John F. Driggs on March 4, 1869 . Since he was not nominated for re-election by his party in 1870, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1871 . During this time, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was discussed and passed there. After leaving the House of Representatives, Strickland returned to work as a lawyer. He died on May 5, 1880 in Battle Creek and was buried in DeWitt.

Web links

• Randolph Strickland in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Randolph Strickland in the database of Find a Grave (English)