William J. Randall

William J. Randall

William Joseph Randall (born July 16, 1909 in Independence , Missouri , †  July 7, 2000 there ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1977 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Randall attended William Chrisman High School until 1927 and then the Junior College of Kansas City until 1929 . This was followed by studies at the University of Missouri until 1931 . After studying law at the Kansas City School of Law and being admitted to the bar in 1936, he began working in this profession in Independence. Between March 1943 and December 1945 he served as a sergeant in the US Army during World War II . He was used in the South Pacific region. Randall was a Jackson County District Judge from 1946 to 1959 .

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . After the death of Member of Parliament George H. Christopher , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the by-election for the fourth seat of Missouri , where he took up his new mandate on March 3, 1959. After eight re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1977 . Since 1975 he has been chairman of the Select Committee on Aging , which dealt with issues of aging. He also sat intermittently on the Armed Forces Committee and the Committee on Government Operations . Randall's time as a member of Congress saw the height of the civil rights movement , the Vietnam War and the Watergate affair . The 23rd , 24th , 25th and 26th amendments to the Constitution were also ratified at that time.

In 1976 William Randall renounced another congressional candidacy. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on July 7, 2000, a few days before his 91st birthday, in his hometown of Independence.

Web links

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

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