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Alexander Randall
RepublicanGovernor · Wisconsin

Alexander Randall

1858 first electedLeft office 18624 years servedBorn 1865Died 1869

Biography

Alexander Williams Randall was an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician from Waukesha, Wisconsin. He served as the 22nd U.S. postmaster general, during the administration of President Andrew Johnson (1865–1869). He previously served as the sixth governor of Wisconsin (1858–1862) and, as governor, was instrumental in raising and organizing the first Wisconsin volunteer troops for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is the namesake of Camp Randall and Camp Randall Stadium.
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