Genesee-Wayne-Washtenaw County MI Archives Biographies.....Randolph, Edwin S. 1857 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

EDWIN S. RANDOLPH. The private business interests of our subject are centered in
his establishment, where may be found the finest of gentlemen's furnishing
goods, including hats and fine shoes. In the city government Mr. Randolph takes
a place among the Aldermen, representing the Third Ward. Our subject was born in
Detroit, June 10, 1857. He is a son of Jesse and Jane (Smith) Randolph, the
former a native of Lyons, N. Y., and the latter of Wayne County, Mich. Our
subject's paternal grandsire, who was born in 1800, and in the Empire State, was
a farmer by calling and located at Lyons. He was one of the first in Wayne
County settling near Detroit.

  Our subject's grandfather improved a farm from new land in this State, first
locating among the Indians. He died upon his place at the age of sixty-eight
years; he was of English descent. The father of Mr. Randolph, who was only three
or four years of age when brought to this State, remained upon the farm until
twenty-two years of age and then engaged in the merchandise business on Woodward
Avenue, Detroit, handling dry-goods and general merchandise. In 1871 he removed
to Ypsilanti, and launched into the manufacture of cigar. About 1882 he removed
his factory to Flint, where he now resides. His business, however, was sold to
Harry W. Watson, a wholesale cigar dealer. 

  The mother of him of whom we write was a daughter of Benjamin Smith, a native
of New Jersey, but of Dutch descent. He was one of the earliest settlers near
Detroit, where he died. Five children comprise the family to which our subject
belonged and of these he is the eldest; following him are Wylie J., who was
killed at the encampment of the Michigan troops at Brighton, in 1884, by a
railroad accident, and Cora (Mrs. C. W. Ingraham), who resides at Charlotte.

  Our subject was reared and educated in Detroit. He entered his father's store
in 1872, and then became clerk for the clothing house of C. S. Wortley of
Ypsilanti, with whom he remained for four years. Then he returned to Detroit and
was in the employ of C. R. Mabley, the largest clothing house in Michigan, until
1881. Our subject came to Flint at the last named date and entered into
partnership with William Gorton, which firm continued for three years, being
located on Sangamon Street. At the death of his brother our subject engaged with
his father in the cigar business and ran it with him for one year.

  Returning to Detroit, Mr. Randolph again took a position with Mabley & Co.
until 1888, when he returned to Flint and started into the clothing and
furnishing business, in which he continued until June 19,  1891, when he sold
out his stock, but September 14, of the same year started in his present
business. He occupies an imposing block which has a frontage of twenty feet and
a depth of one hundred and twenty feet and which has three floors. Mr. Randolph
resides at No. 925 Grand Travis Street.

  He of whom we write was married in this city in 1883, to Miss Lizzie B.
Quigley, a native of this place, who graduated at St. Mary's Convent, Monroe,
Monroe County. They have one child, a son, Don Q. In 1889 Mr. Randolph was
elected Alderman, and in 1891 was re-elected on the Democratic ticket, although
the ward which he represented is strongly Republican. He has acted as Chairman
of several committees. Socially he belongs to the Knights of Pythias. He is also
a Master Mason and is numbered among the Elks and the Knights of the Maccabees.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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