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RANDALL, Leroy D.
RANDALL, Leroy D. (Washington Co., NY, Sept. 25, 1818--Dubuque, IA, June 17, 1891). Leroy D. Randall was the owner of L. D. RANDALL AND COMPANY, a wholesale dealer in leather and saddlery hardware. (1) He established the business on Main Street in 1846 making it was the oldest firms of its type in Dubuque. (2)
Beginning in 1861, Randall was a business associate of John THOMPSON.
Randall served as vice-president of the LINWOOD CEMETERY Association. He was a director in the COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK and the IOWA TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, served one term as alderman and was a prominent member of the BOARD OF TRADE. (3)
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Source:
1. "Biographical Sketches," Dubuque Sunday Herald, December 20, 1885, p. 14
2. "Gone to His Eternal Home," Dubuque Daily Herald, June 18, 1891, p. 4
3. The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center, Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 61
