John Randall | |
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Louisiana State Senate | |
In office 1868–1869 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Virginia |
Died | May 8, 1869 |
Political party | Republican |
John Randall (died May 8, 1869) was a state legislator who served in the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era. [1]
Randall was a member of the 1868 Republican State Convention and was made a member of the State Central Committee representing Concordia Parish along with John S. Harris. [2]
He was unanimously nominated to stand to fill the senate seat left by John S. Harris who had resigned to move on to serve as a United States Senator for Louisiana. [3]
Randall, a Republican, [4] was elected to serve in the Louisiana State Senate and was sworn in on September 15, 1868. [5] Later the same week senator Blackman, a Democrat, called for John Randall to be removed and that the election be declared unconstitutional, null and void. [6]
He represented the district for the Concordia Parish and Avoyelles Parish. [1] He served on the Committee on Enrolment and on the Committee on Unfinished Business. [7]
He died at his home May 8, 1869 of a "congestive chill" and is buried at his home in Vidalia, Louisiana. [7] [8] His death was noted on the second day of the 1870 session along with fellow senator Alexander R. François who had also died the same year. [7]
His obituary noted that he had been born enslaved and was an honest man who endeavoured to promote harmony between blacks and whites. [8]