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Born 1850
From A Centennial biographical history of the city of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio .. (1901), Centennial history of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio (1909)
EMILIUS O. RANDALL.
Emilius Oviatt Randall, a lawyer, professor and editor, was born ar Richfield, Ohio, October 28, 1850, the only son of David Austin and Harriet Newton (Oviatt) Randall. His mother was the daughter of Captain Heman Oviatt, who emigrated from Connecticut to Hudson, Ohio, in 1800. Her grandfather served in the continental troops, while on the paternal side, two great-grandfathers, John Randall and Patrick Pemberton, fought in the Revolutionary war.
Emilius Randall was brought to Columbus when but a few weeks old and it has been his home ever since. His education was begun in the public schools of Columbus, and he was prepared for college in Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, entered Cornell University in the fall of 1870, and graduated in the literary course of that university with a degree of Ph. B., and later pursuing a two-years course, post-graduate, there and also in Europe.
From 1878 to 1890 Mr. Randall gave his attention to merchandising and literary pursuits in Columbus, and in the intervals of business read law under the direction of Frank C. Hubbard, of the Columbus bar. He was admitted to practice by the supreme court of Ohio, June 5, 1890, and was graduated at the law school of the Ohio State University in 1892 with the degrees of LL. B. and LL. M. He is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi college fraternities. In 1892 he was made instructor of commercial law in his legal alma water and professor of commercial law in the same institution in 1895.
Mr. Randall has received so many honors and appointments from his
As printed in A Centennial biographical history of the city of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio .. (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
PROFESSOR EMILUS OVIATT RANDALL.
While Professor Emilus Oviatt Randall takes his place with the eminent iik-ii of Ohio because of the work Ikhas accomplished in literary and professional lines, there is in him the quality of genial companionship and of genuine interest in his fellowmen that makes him a general favorite in social circle. in the societies with which he is connected, and among his associates in the field of business. A native of Ohio, he was born in Richfield, Summit county, in 1850. His parents were David Austin and Harriet Newton (Oviatt) Randall. Descended from New England ancestry long associated with the early history of the country, the records bring forth the fact that three of hi. great-grandfathers were soldiers of the Revolutionary war. This enabled him to heroine a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, ni id among the many honors that have been conferred upon him was his lection to the presidency of the Ohio State Society.
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Professor Randall was admitted to the bar on examination before the Ohio supreme court, and since that time has made steady progress in those lineof life demanding close application and strong mentality. Since 1804 he has been professor and lecturer of the Ohio State University and since ISO-", haben official reporter of the Ohio supreme court and has edited and puhlL-hcd twenty-two volumes of supreme court decisions. His work as a lawyer, educator and author places him among the eminent men of the state, for his labors in these fields have covered a wide range, bringing him into close and active connection with progressive lines of thought and action.
Oflirial and professional duties have claimed much of his time and yet he has found opportunity to cooperate in works for municipal advancement, and in 1887 officially served as president of the Columbus Board of Trade.
The following year he was made a member of the board of education and so continued until 1891. while since 1885 he has Wen a trustee of the Columbus Public Library. He is interested in everything that pertains to intellectual development, and through hi> association with many societies for mental progress he has contributed in large measure to the accomplishment of their purpose*. He belongs to the American Historical Association and is a trustee of the Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society, while since 1893 lie has been its secretary, is now editor of its quarterly and has compiled fifteen volumes of the association's publications. As stated, he is also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and in 1901 was elected to the presidency of the Ohio Society, while in June, 1904, he was a delegate at large from Ohio to the national congress of the Sons of the American Revolution. In 1897 he was associate editor of "'Bench and Bar of Ohio," and he is the author of ''History of the Zoar Society" and many other works. He is a valued member of the Society of American Authors, of the American Library Association and of the Ohio State Library Association. In more specifically legal lines he holds membership with the American Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Professor Randall's position in any vital question is never an equivocal one, and with recognition of the obligations as well ak the privileges of citizenship, he has become a stalwart champion of republican principles, although not a politician in the sense of office seeking, and was a delegate from the twelfth Ohio district to the republican national convention in June, 1904.
Professor Randall was married in 1874 to Miss Mary A. Coy. A beautiful and pleasant home, a charming family and a hast of friends are attractive features in the life of Professor Randall, and one of his conspicuous traits is his gift of post-prandial oratory combined with humor that sparkles through the mask of seriousness a= he presides as toast-master at social functions or as master of ceremonies and other public occasions. His life has been an intensely busy one, with a great thirst for knowledge and a seemingly unlimited capacity for hard work. He has carried his researches far and wide in the realms of learning while his activity has enabled him to accomplish substantial results, benefiting every connection in which he hn? been found and contributing to general progress as well.
As printed in Centennial history of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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