Alexander Randall | |
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22nd United States Postmaster General | |
In office July 25, 1866 – March 4, 1869 | |
President | Andrew Johnson |
Preceded by | William Dennison, Jr. |
Succeeded by | John Creswell |
3rd United States Minister to the Papal States | |
In office June 6, 1862 – August 4, 1862 | |
President | Abraham Lincoln |
Preceded by | John P. Stockton |
Succeeded by | Richard Blatchford |
6th Governor of Wisconsin | |
In office January 4, 1858 – January 6, 1862 | |
Lieutenant | Erasmus D. Campbell Butler Noble |
Preceded by | Coles Bashford |
Succeeded by | Louis P. Harvey |
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit | |
In office April 1856 – December 31, 1857 | |
Appointed by | Coles Bashford |
Preceded by | Levi N. Hubbell |
Succeeded by | Arthur MacArthur, Sr. |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Waukesha 4th district | |
In office January 10, 1855 – January 9, 1856 | |
Preceded by | Jesse Smith |
Succeeded by | Charles S. Hawley |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Williams Randall October 31, 1819 Ames, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 26, 1872 Elmira, New York, U.S. | (aged 52)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery Elmira, New York |
Political party | Republican (after 1855) Whig (Before 1838, 1849–1855) Free Soil (1848–1849) Democratic (1838–1848) |
Spouse(s) | Mary C. Van Vechten (died 1858) Helen M. Thomas (died 1918) |
Children | Sarah Adaline Randall (b. 1843; died 1852) |
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Profession | lawyer, politician |
Alexander Williams Randall (October 31, 1819 – July 26, 1872) was an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician from Waukesha, Wisconsin. He served as the 22nd United States Postmaster General, during the administration of President Andrew Johnson (1865–1869). He previously served as the sixth governor of Wisconsin (1858–1862) and, as governor, was instrumental in raising and organizing the first Wisconsin volunteer troops for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is the namesake of Camp Randall and Camp Randall Stadium.