William H. Randall Explained

William H. Randall
State:Kentucky
District:8th
Term Start:March 4, 1863
Term End:March 3, 1867
Predecessor:John J. Crittenden
Successor:George Madison Adams
Birth Date:15 July 1812
Birth Place:Madison County, Kentucky
Death Place:London, Kentucky
Profession:Lawyer
Signature:William-H.-Randall-sig.jpg
Signature Alt:W. H. Randall

William Harrison Randall (July 15, 1812  - August 1, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Richmond, Kentucky, Randall completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in London, Kentucky, in 1835.He served as clerk of the circuit court and county court of Laurel County 1836 - 1844.

Randall was elected as an Union Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress and as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serving from March 4, 1863 to March 4, 1867.He served as district judge of the fifteenth Kentucky district 1870 - 1880.He died in London, Kentucky, August 1, 1881.He was interred in the family cemetery at London, Kentucky.

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