{{short description|American lawyer (1927–2013)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} '''Harry Randall Jr.''' (January 30, 1927 – May 2, 2013) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1962 to 1966 and from 1968 to 1970, after which he served as a member of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
==Electoral history== He served as a Councilman in Westwood, New Jersey before winning a seat in the State Assembly in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|title=1961 General Election Results|url=http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1961-general-election.pdf|publisher=New Jersey Division of Elections|accessdate=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001200/http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1961-general-election.pdf|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=RecordObit>Ensslin, John. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/harry-randall-jr-former-bergen-county-legislator-freeholder-dies-at-86-1.165563 "Harry Randall Jr., former Bergen County legislator, freeholder, dies at 86"], ''The Record (Bergen County)'', May 3, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2015. "They all learned that lesson, and two of them directly followed in his footsteps as an elected official: His daughter, Elizabeth, also became a freeholder, assemblywoman and county clerk. His son, Thomas, is the mayor of Ho-Ho-Kus.... Mr. Randall was born in Oradell and grew up in Westwood.... A Republican, he started in politics by serving on the Westwood Borough Council. He went on to serve in the Assembly from 1962 to 1966 and again from 1968 to 1970."</ref> He was re-elected in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|title=1963 General Election Results|url=http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1963-general-election.pdf|publisher=New Jersey Division of Elections|accessdate=24 December 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000652/http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1963-general-election.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He ran for State Senator in 1965, but lost the Republican primary.<ref>{{cite web|title=1965 Primary Election Results|url=http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1965-primary-election.pdf|publisher=New Jersey Division of Elections|accessdate=24 December 2013|archive-date=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205175019/http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1965-primary-election.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He ran again for Assemblyman in 1967 and won.<ref>{{cite web|title=1967 General Election Results|url=http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1967-general-election.pdf|publisher=New Jersey Division of Elections|accessdate=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060115/http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1967-general-election.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He did not seek re-election in 1969. In 1973, he ran for State Senator in Bergen County District 39, but lost to Democrat Raymond Garramone.<ref>{{cite web|title=1973 General Election Results|url=http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1973-general-election.pdf|publisher=New Jersey Division of Elections|accessdate=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203223/http://nj.gov/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1973-general-election.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later served on the Bergen County Board of Freeholders.<ref name=RecordObit/>
==Personal== Randall was born on January 30, 1927, in Oradell, New Jersey and grew up in nearby Westwood.<ref name=RecordObit/>
He served as a translator in the United States Army during World War II, after receiving training in Japanese at Princeton University, the University of Minnesota and Yale University. After completing his military service, he attended Dartmouth College and received a law degree from Rutgers School of Law–Newark.<ref name=RecordObit/>
His daughter, Elizabeth Randall, later held the Assembly seat from the 39th Legislative District, while his son Thomas has served as mayor of Ho-Ho-Kus.<ref name=RecordObit/>
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