Edward H. Randolph Explained

Edward H. Randolph
Birth Place:Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Death Place:Shreveport, Louisiana
Spouse:Mary Rose Austin Randolph (married 1911; died 1919)
Annie Jeffries Randolph (married ?; died 1907)
Birth Name:Edward Hughes Randolph
Birth Date:12 March 1858
Office1:United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
President1:William Howard Taft
Term Start1:1910
Term End1:1913
Predecessor1:Milton C. Elstner
Successor1:George W. Jack

Edward Hughes Randolph (1858–1934) was an American lawyer from Louisiana[1] who served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana under President Taft. He was known for fighting against the draft lottery.[2]

Life

Edward Hughes Randolph was born in Bossier Parish in 1858 to Edward G. Randolph and Mary E. Thompson.[3] He became the attorney for the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, Houston & Shreveport Railway and counsel for the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway as well as for Shreveport Traction Company.[4] He was a member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1884,[5] a member of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee (1895–1896). However, he left the party after that year. In 1901 he was the attorney for the city of Shreveport.[6] and in 1906 appeared before the Louisiana Supreme Court.[7] He would become U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana in 1910 and hold that position until 1913. He was also a former president of the Louisiana Bar Association.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Report of the Louisiana Bar Association for ...: Volume 11. Andree & Elliott. 1909.
  2. News: February 16, 1934. Obituary. Monroe News.
  3. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Railroading in Louisiana. 2020-10-31. politicalgraveyard.com.
  4. Book: Poor's Register of Directors of the United States and Canada. 1932. 1679.
  5. Web site: Louisiana House Membership History.
  6. Web site: City of Shreveport vs. Shreveport Belt Railway Company. November 1901. 2020-11-01. Caselaw Access Project.
  7. Book: The Southern Reporter, Volume 41. West Publishing Company. 1906. 443–444. 2020-11-01. Caselaw Access Project.