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Randall, Benjamin H. "B.H."

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Map of Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling, MN

Territorial House 1851 (District 7); Territorial House 1852-53 (District 6); House 1883-84 (District 17)

Party when first elected:  Not Available

Counties Served:  Dakota, Nicollet, Wabasha, Wahnahta (defunct)

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1823 Date of Death: ??/??/1913
Birth Place: Vermont Birth County:  Birth Country: United States
Other Names: B.H.
Gender:  Male Religion:  Not Reported
City of Residence (when first elected):  Fort Snelling

Occupation (when first elected):  Clerk/Sutler (Licensed Merchant to the Army)

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

School Board/AdministrationNicollet County, Minnesota (County Superintendent of Schools) ??/??/18?? to ??/??/1???
Municipal MayorSt. Peter, Minnesota ??/??/18?? to ??/??/1???
MilitaryFort Ridgely, Minnesota Territory (Quartermaster) ??/??/185? to ??/??/18??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children: At least One child: Frank D. (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Fort Snelling in Minnesota in 1849. He lived around Fort Ridgely in West Newton Township, Minnesota from 1853-1868. He moved to St. Peter, Minnesota after 1862. He also lived in Winona, Minnesota.

Legislative Session: 23rd (1883-1884)   Session Details
Body: House Elected: 11/7/1882 Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/5/1885
District: 17 Residence: Saint Peter
Counties Represented: Nicollet
Occupation: Merchant/Manufacturer, Boots and Shoes
Party: Not Available
Committees:
Banks
Hospital for Insane
Legislative Session: 4th Territorial (1853)   Session Details
Body: Territorial House Elected: 10/12/1852 Term of Office: 1/5/1853 to 1/3/1854
District: 06 Residence: Fort Snelling
Counties Represented: Dakota
Occupation: Clerk/Sutler (Licensed Merchant to the Army)
Party: Not Available
Committees:
Legislative Expenditures (Chair)
Schools (Chair)
Legislative Session: 3rd Territorial (1852)   Session Details
Body: Territorial House Elected: 10/14/1851 Term of Office: 1/7/1852 to 1/4/1853
District: 06 Residence: Fort Snelling
Counties Represented: Dakota
Occupation: Clerk/Sutler (Licensed Merchant to the Army)
Party: Not Available
Committees:
Enrolled Bills (Chair)
Schools
Territorial Affairs (Chair)
Legislative Session: 2nd Territorial (1851)   Session Details
Body: Territorial House Elected: 9/2/1850 Term of Office: 1/1/1851 to 1/6/1852
District: 07 Residence: Fort Snelling
Counties Represented: Dakota, Wabasha, Wahnahta (defunct)
Occupation: Clerk/Sutler (Licensed Merchant to the Army)
Party: Not Available
Committees:
Claims (Chair)
Schools
Session Notes: He was part of a contested election over issues related to eligible voters. The House determined he was entitled to the seat. "Unsuccessful objections were made to the swearing in of the representatives from the Seventh District, Alexander Faribault and Benjamin H. Randall, on the ground that they were not legally elected." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2)

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About
Randall Contested Election. Minnesota Journal of the Territorial House, January 6, and 21, 1851, p. 11, 50-55.




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