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BACKGROUND Alexander Williams Randall was born in Ames, New York on October 31 , 1819 . His father Phineas was judge of the court of common pleas there from 1837 to 1841. Afterwards, the Randall family moved to Waukesha , where his father died in 1853. Randall studied law in Waukesha and was admitted to the bar. He began to practice law in 1840. Soon afterwards, he became postmaster of Waukesha , where he worked until he was elected to the state assembly in 1855. He died July 26 , 1872 . CAMP RANDALL The Union Army in the American Civil War created a camp in Madison, Wisconsin called Camp Randall. The camp was eventually absorbed by the University Of Wisconsin campus. The University named their stadium Camp Randall in honor of the camp.
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