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Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828 – April 13, 1890) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the Queen Village, Society Hill, and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia from 1863 to 1890 and served as the 29th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1876 to 1881.
Samuel J. Randall was a U.S. congressman who served for nearly 30 years and who, as speaker of the House of Representatives (1876–81), codified the rules of the House and strengthened the role of speaker. Randall, a Democrat, served on the Philadelphia City Council (1852–56) and in the state senate.
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Samuel Jackson Randall was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the Queen Village, Society Hill, and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia from 1863 to 1890 and served as the 29th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1876 to 1881.
Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828 – April 13, 1890) was an American politician. He was the 29th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1876 to 1881. He was in the U.S. House representing Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1863 to 1875 and Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1875 to 1890.
Jul 31, 2006 · Memorial addresses on the life and character of Samuel J. Randall, a representative from Pennsylvania, delivered in the House of representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-first Congress, first session
Sep 2, 2013 · Little attention has been centered on earlier Speakers such as James G. Blaine of Maine and Samuel J. Randall of Pennsylvania, who laid the foundations of such a tradition. Blaine contributed to this theory of dictatorial leadership by his committee selections, his partisan decisions, his personal attractiveness, and his expansion of the ...
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The electoral history of Samuel J. Randall, member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House . United States House of Representatives. Congressional elections. Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1862: [1] Samuel J. Randall ( D) – 7,720 (55.17%) Edward G. Webb ( R) – 6,273 (44.83%)
