Choice B. Randell

Choice Boswell Randell
Choice Boswell Randell
United States Congressman; Texas 4th Congressional District
	In office; March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Morris Sheppard
Succeeded by	Sam Rayburn
United States Congressman; Texas 5th Congressional District
	In office; March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	Joseph W. Bailey
Succeeded by	James Andrew Beall
County Attorney; Grayson County
	In office; 1882–1888
City Attorney; Denison, Texas
	In office; 1882–1882
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1857; Murray County, Georgia
Died	October 19, 1945 (aged 88); Sherman, Texas
Resting place	West Hill Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Anna Marschalk
Children	Andrew
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Texas State Militia
Unit	Fourth Texas Regiment

Choice Boswell Randell (January 1, 1857 – October 19, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. He was the nephew of Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell.

Biography

Charles Boswell Randell was born to James L. and Louisa Amantha (Gartrell) Randell in Murray County, Georgia.[1]

He attended public and private schools and the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dahlonega, Georgia, but did not graduate. Instead, he changed his course of study to law and was admitted to the Georgia State Bar in 1878.[2] Randell commenced his law practice in Denison, Texas, in January 1879. He moved to Sherman, Texas, in 1882 and continued the practice of law.

Public service

Randell was elected as a Democrat to the fifty-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913). He did not support women's suffrage and expressed in a letter to women's suffragette leader Ermina Thompson Folsom that his concern was race-based.[3] Randell was the author of the Anti-Graft Resolutions to prevent members of the United States Congress from receiving gifts or fees from anyone with business before Congress.[4]

With pending reapportionment of his congressional district, Randell chose to make a bid for the United States Senate in 1912, rather than run for re-election as a member of the United States House of Representatives.[4] Randell was unsuccessful in his Senate bid, and Sam Rayburn succeeded him in the U.S. House.

After his career in public service ended, Randell resumed the practice of law.

Death

He died in Sherman, Texas, October 19, 1945, and is interred in West Hill Cemetery.[5]

Fraternal memberships

Randell had membership[6] in the following organizations:

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References

Guttery, Ben (2008). Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas. BookSurge Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4196-7884-4.
Hart, Brian: Choice B Randell from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Texas State Historical Association
Erminia Thompson Folsom Papers. "C.B. Randell to Erminia Thompson Folsom, November 25, 1910". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
Champagne, Anthony; Harris, Dr. Douglas B; Riddlesperger Jr, James W; Nelson, Dr. Garrison (2009). The Austin-Boston Connection: Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership, 1937–1989. TAMU. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-60344-120-9.
"Grave of Choice B Randell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Choice B Randell-The Political Graveyard". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

Sources

United States Congress. "Choice B. Randell (id: R000042)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Weldon Bailey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th congressional district 1901–1903	Succeeded by James Andrew Beall
Preceded by Morris Sheppard	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th congressional district 1903–1913	Succeeded by Sam Rayburn

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[Representing_Texas:_a_Comprehensive_History_of_U.S._and_Confederate_Senators_and_Representatives_from_Texas-1] Guttery, Ben (2008). Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas. BookSurge Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4196-7884-4.

[Choice_B_Randell-2] Hart, Brian: Choice B Randell from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Texas State Historical Association

[3] Erminia Thompson Folsom Papers. "C.B. Randell to Erminia Thompson Folsom, November 25, 1910". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2010.

[The_Austin-Boston_Connection:_Five_Decades_of_House_Democratic_Leadership,_1937-1989-4] Champagne, Anthony; Harris, Dr. Douglas B; Riddlesperger Jr, James W; Nelson, Dr. Garrison (2009). The Austin-Boston Connection: Five Decades of House Democratic Leadership, 1937–1989. TAMU. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-60344-120-9.

[5] "Grave of Choice B Randell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 17 July 2010.

[Choice_B_Randell-The_Political_Graveyard-6] Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Choice B Randell-The Political Graveyard". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 July 2010.