What is Samuel J. Randall?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Samuel J. Randall | image = Samuel J. Randall Brady-Handy.tif | birth_date = 10 October 1828 | death_date = {{death date and age |1890|04|13 |1828|10|10 |df=yes}} | office = 29th Speaker of the [[United States House of Representatives]] | birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] }} '''Samuel Jackson Randall''' (October 10, 1828 &ndash; 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 [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] representing [[Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district]] from 1863 to 1875 and [[Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district]] from 1875 to 1890. == Career == He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate for the party's nomination for [[President of the United States|President]] in 1880 and 1884. Towards the end of his political career, he started voting for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] in the House. == Death == Randall was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He studied at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. Randall died on April 13, 1890 in [[Washington, D.C.]] from [[colon cancer]], aged 61.<ref>New York Tribune (April 14, 1890) [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1890-04-14/ed-1/seq-1/ Obituary for Samuel J Randall,]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{CongBio|R000039}} <br />{{Commons category|Samuel J. Randall}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Samuel J.}} [[Category:1828 births]] [[Category:1890 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:United States representatives from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Category:Politicians from Philadelphia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{USHouseSpeaker}}