Edward H. Randolph

Edward Hughes Randolph (1858–1934) was an American lawyer from Louisiana[1] who served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana under President Taft. He was known for fighting against the draft lottery.[2]

Edward H. Randolph
United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
1910–1913
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byMilton C. Elstner
Succeeded byGeorge W. Jack
Personal details
Born
Edward Hughes Randolph

(1858-03-12)March 12, 1858
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
DiedFebruary 16, 1934(1934-02-16) (aged 75)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Spouse(s)Mary Rose Austin Randolph (married 1911; died 1919)
Annie Jeffries Randolph (married ?; died 1907)

Life

Edward Hughes Randolph was born in Bossier Parish in 1858 to Edward G. Randolph and Mary E. Thompson.[3] He became the attorney for the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, Houston & Shreveport Railway and counsel for the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway as well as for Shreveport Traction Company.[4] He was a member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1884,[5] a member of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee (1895–1896). However, he left the party after that year.[2] In 1901 he was the attorney for the city of Shreveport.[6] and in 1906 appeared before the Louisiana Supreme Court.[7] He would become U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana in 1910 and hold that position until 1913. He was also a former president of the Louisiana Bar Association.[2]

References
  1. Report of the Louisiana Bar Association for ...: Volume 11. Andree & Elliott. 1909.
  2. "Obituary". Monroe News. February 16, 1934.
  3. "The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Railroading in Louisiana". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  4. Poor's Register of Directors of the United States and Canada. 1932. p. 1679.
  5. "Louisiana House Membership History" (PDF).
  6. "City of Shreveport vs. Shreveport Belt Railway Company". Caselaw Access Project. November 1901. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  7. The Southern Reporter, Volume 41. Caselaw Access Project. West Publishing Company. 1906. p. 443-444. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
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