Alexander Randall (Maryland)

Alexander Randall ( born January 3, 1803 in Annapolis, Maryland, † November 21, 1881 ) was an American politician. Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Alexander Randall initially enjoyed a private education and then completed in 1822, the St. John 's College in Annapolis. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began in 1824 to work in Annapolis in this profession. Later he hit a also a political career. He joined the Whig Party, founded in 1835.

In the congressional elections of 1840 Randall was in the fourth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1841. Since he resigned in 1842 to run again, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1843. This period was characterized by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Alexander Randall practiced as a lawyer again. He also went into the banking industry. Between 1844 and 1848 he was auditor of the High Court of Chancery of Maryland. In 1850 he participated in a meeting to revise the State Constitution as a delegate. From 1864 to 1868 Randall served as Attorney General of his home state. He died on November 21, 1881 in Annapolis, where he was also buried.