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American politician
William H. Randall
A man with white hair and a white beard and mustache wearing a white shirt, black jacket and black vest
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
Preceded byJohn J. Crittenden
Succeeded byGeorge Madison Adams
Personal details
Born(1812-07-15)July 15, 1812
Madison County, Kentucky
DiedAugust 1, 1881(1881-08-01) (aged 69)
London, Kentucky
Political partyUnion Democratic (1863–64)
Unconditional Union (1864–67)
ProfessionLawyer
SignatureW. 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 a 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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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn J. Crittenden Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 8th congressional district
1863 – 1867 		Succeeded byGeorge M. Adams
Kentucky's delegation(s) to the 38th–39th United States Congress (ordered by seniority)
38th Senate: ▌L. Powell (D) · ▌G. Davis (U) House:
39th Senate: ▌G. Davis (U) · ▌J. Guthrie (D) House:
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