Charles Randall (Maine politician)

Charles H. Randall (1846-?) was an American businessmen and politician from Maine. Randall, a Republican, served as Mayor of Portland, Maine from 1897 to 1898. He also served in the Maine Legislature from 1901–1906. He was a partner in Simonton & Randall, which sold groceries and flour.[1]

Charles H. Randall
39th Mayor of Portland
In office
1897–1898
Preceded byJames Phinney Baxter
Succeeded byFrank W. Robinson
Personal details
Born1846
Deering, Maine
Political partyRepublican

Randall was born in the town of Deering, Maine in 1846. Deering was annexed to the city of Portland in 1899. He attended Portland Public Schools, including Portland High School. Among his instructors was future Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas Brackett Reed.[2]

In 1897, Randall won the Republican nomination for Mayor by defeating incumbent James Phinney Baxter. He defeated Democrat Edward B. Winslow in the general election.[2]

In 1898, Randall defeated former mayor Darius H. Ingram, the Democratic nominee, and Daniel P. Parker, the Prohibition Party nominee.[3]

References
  1. Bacon, George Fox (1891). Portland [Me.] Its Representative Business Men and Its Points of Interest. Glenwood Publishing Company. p. 184. Charles H. Randall portland maine.
  2. Portland Past and Present: Issued Under the Endorsement of the Portland Board of Trade and City Government. Evening Express Publishing Company. 1899. p. 53-55. Retrieved 22 February 2020. simonton & Randall.
  3. Maine Register Or State Year-book and Legislative Manual from April 1 ... to April 1 ... J.B. Gregory. 1898. p. 358. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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