David Randell

David Randell

David Randell (1854 – 5 June 1912), was a Welsh solicitor and a radical Liberal Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Gower from 1888 to 1900.

Background

Randell was born the second son of John Randell of Llanelly and Mary Jones. In 1880 he married Sarah George and they had two children.[1]

Career

Randell qualified as a solicitor in 1878. He specialised in trade union litigation, protecting coal miners and tinplate workers on safety issues. He won selection as Liberal candidate for the Gower division of Glamorganshire for the Gower by-election, 1888, thanks to the support of local trade unions. Gower was a Liberal seat and he managed to hold it at the by-election and at the general elections that followed in 1892 and 1895. He was a radical Liberal who supported Welsh disestablishment from the Church of England, Welsh self-government, votes for women and trade union rights. In 1900 he stood down from parliament for health reasons and did not run again.[2]

References

  1. ↑ ‘RANDELL, David’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 11 May 2016
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Frank Ash Yeo		 Member of Parliament for Gower
1888–1900 		Succeeded by
John Aeron Thomas
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