William H. Randall

William H. Randall

William Harrison Randall (born July 15, 1812 in Richmond , Madison County , Kentucky , †  August 1, 1881 in London , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1867 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Randall attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in London in 1835. Between 1836 and 1844 he was an administrative clerk with the Laurel County District Court . Politically, Randall did not make an appearance until the 1860s during the Civil War . He was a unionist then . In the congressional elections of 1862 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John J. Crittenden on March 4, 1863 . After a re-election in 1864, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1867 . These were shaped by the events of the civil war and its consequences.

Between 1870 and 1880, Randall served as a district judge in Kentucky's 15th judicial district. He died on August 1, 1881 in London, where he was also buried.

Web links

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• William H. Randall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William H. Randall in the database of Find a Grave (English)