Randolph Perkins
Randolph Perkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 7th district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office March 4, 1921 – May 25, 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John R. Ramsey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | J. Parnell Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | 6th district (1921–33) 7th district (1933–36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1905–1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor of Westfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1903–1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Randolph Perkins November 30, 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 25, 1936 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery, West New Brighton, Staten Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Republican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Jersey City High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cooper Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Randolph Perkins (November 30, 1871 – May 25, 1936) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1936.
Early life
Born in Dunellen, New Jersey, Perkins moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, with his parents in 1879, where he attended Jersey City High School (since renamed William L. Dickinson High School).[1] He attended Cooper Union in New York City.
Early career
After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Jersey City, New Jersey.
He moved to Westfield, New Jersey, in 1902, and served as Mayor from 1903 to 1905. He moved to Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, in 1909, and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1905 to 1911, serving as speaker in 1907. He served as chairman of the Bergen County Republican committee from 1911 to 1916.
Congress
Perkins was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1921, until his death. He served as chairman of the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (Sixty-ninth through Seventy-first Congresses). He was renominated for election to the Seventy-fifth Congress at the time of his death.
Impeachment manager
He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1933 to prosecute the case in the impeachment trial of Harold Louderback, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and again in 1936 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Halsted L. Ritter, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Death
He died in Washington, D.C., on May 25, 1936, after suffering a kidney infection.[1] He was interred in Fairview Cemetery, West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York.
Electoral history
United States House of Representatives
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randolph Perkins (incumbent) | 47,083 | 51.35 | 0.21 | |
| Democratic | Hamilton Cross | 43,771 | 47.73 | 0.45 | |
| Socialist | John Hoverman | 608 | 0.66 | ||
| Communist | Simon Saller | 237 | 0.26 | ||
| Total votes | 91,699 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randolph Perkins (incumbent) | 52,003 | 51.56 | 4.9 | |
| Democratic | Hamilton Cross | 47,688 | 47.28 | ||
| Socialist | Ferdinand Kadel | 904 | 0.90 | ||
| Communist | James Benjamin McBride Jr. | 146 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | Harold Taft Wright | 72 | 0.07 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Emil Landgraf | 48 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 100,861 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randolph Perkins (incumbent) | 72,868 | 56.46 | 8.66 | |
| Democratic | Archibald C. Hart | 55,283 | 42.83 | ||
| Socialist | Henry J. Cox | 774 | 0.60 | 0.40 | |
| Communist | Charles Dzevetzko | 146 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 129,071 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randolph Perkins (incumbent) | 104,303 | 65.12 | |
| Democratic | Frank L. Sample | 55,544 | 34.68 | |
| Socialist | Henry J. Cox | 316 | 0.20 | |
| Total votes | 160,163 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff. "RANDOLPH PERKINS, LEGISLATOR, DEAD; Jersey Member of Congress Had Served Since 1920 Recently Renominated. LONG ACTIVE IN POLITICS Also Prominent as a Lawyer, Had Been an Assemblyman and Mayor of Westfield.", The New York Times, May 26, 1936. Accessed March 5, 2011.
- ^ "STATE OF NEW JERSEY Result of the General Election Held November 6th, 1934" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "STATE OF NEW JERSEY Result of the General Election Held November 8th, 1932" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF STATE Result of the General Election Held November 4th, 1930" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "STATE OF NEW JERSEY Results of the General Election Held November 6th, 1928" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- Sources
- United States Congress. "Randolph Perkins (id: P000237)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.