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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriWilliam Joseph RANDALL
(1909-2000)
RANDALL, William Joseph, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Independence, Jackson County,
Mo., July 16, 1909; graduated from William Chrisman High School in
1927, Junior College of Kansas City, Mo., in 1929, University of
Missouri in 1931, and Kansas City School of Law in 1936; was
admitted to the bar in 1936 and commenced the practice of law in
Independence, Mo.; served from March 1943 in the United States Army
as a sergeant in the Southwest Pacific and the Philippines until
discharged in December 1945; elected as judge of the Jackson County
Court in 1946, reelected to six additional terms, and served until
March 1959; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress by
special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United
States Representative George H. Christopher and reelected to the
eight succeeding Congresses (March 3, 1959-January 3, 1977);
chairman, Select Committee on Aging (Ninety-fourth Congress); was
not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in
1976; resumed the practice of law; died in Independence, Mo., on
July 7, 2000.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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