Donald A. Randall of Portsmouth, NH Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Louise Temples - pc_genie@ix.netcom.com
Copyright. All rights reserved.

************************************************************************
Full copyight notice - http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
USGenWeb Archives - http://www.usgwarchives.net
************************************************************************

Source: A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
         by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill, 1915

Page 1080

   DONALD A. RANDALL, who is engaged in business in Portsmouth,
N. H., as a contracting painter, paper hanger and decorator, was born in this
city, December 21, 1878, a son of William M. and Annie (McDonald) Ran-
dall.  The father, a native of Star Island, Isles of Shoals, was a fisherman
and was also for 20 years employed as a government life saver at Wallis
Sands.  His wife came from Nova Scotia.  They were the parents of two
children: Cora, wife of Chester Marshall (now deceased), and Donald A.,
the subject of this sketch.
   Donald A. Randall acquired his education in the common and high
schools.  He then learned the trade of painter and decorator, subsequently
establishing his present business, in which he has been very successful, em-
ploying on an average about twelve men.  He is a member of the Portsmouth
Board of Trade and takes a keen interest in everything calculated to promote
the moral and material development of the city.  He is a member of the
Republican committee of his ward.
   Mr. Randall was married in 1898 to L. May Worthen, who was born in
Lowell, Mass., a daughter of George E. and Lizzie W. (Nutter) Worthen,
her father being a native of Lowell, Mass., and her mother of Portsmouth.
The children of the Worthen family are George E., Jr., Walter E., Julia,
wife of Amasa Brown, of Lowell, Mass., Florence, wife of Carl Young, of
this city, and L. May (Mrs. Randall).  Mr. and Mrs. Randall have three
children: Dorothy Worthen, George William and Anna Grace.  His fraternal
affiliations are with the Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows and Royal Arcanum. 

Pages 1081 and 1082 contained a portrait for a different biography.

Page 1083

The family attend the North Congregational church.  They have a pleasant
residence at No. 56 Marston Avenue.