Clifford Ellsworth Randall (December 25, 1876October 16, 1934) was a

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from

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. Born in Troy Center, Wisconsin, Randall attended the public schools. He was graduated from the public high school of

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, in 1894 and from the Whitewater Normal School in 1901. He taught school at Lake Beulah, Troy Center, and

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. He was graduated from the law department of the

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in 1906. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in

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, judge of the municipal court from 1909 to 1917. Randall was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1919March 3, 1921) representing

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed the practice of law in

. Randall was elected city attorney in 1921 and served until 1930, continued the practice of law in

, until his death there of a heart attack on October 16, 1934. He was interred in Green Ridge Cemetery.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Clifford Ellsworth 1876 births 1934 deaths People from Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin Politicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin Educators from Wisconsin Wisconsin lawyers Wisconsin state court judges University of Wisconsin Law School alumni University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin