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Born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana, Ransdell attended public schools. In 1882, he graduated from Union College in east central [[New York]]. He returned to Louisiana to read the law with an established firm, and was admitted to the bar in 1883.<ref name=bio/>
Born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana, Ransdell attended public schools. In 1882, he graduated from Union College in east central [[New York]]. He returned to Louisiana to read the law with an established firm, and was admitted to the bar in 1883.<ref name=bio/>
He practiced law from 1883 to 1889 in the small town of Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish. During the 1880s, Ransdell practice law with his younger brother, [[Francis Xavier Ransdell]], who years later was elected as a judge of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court. Joseph Ransdell served as district attorney for the 8th Judicial District of Louisiana from 1884 to 1896. He also cultivated [[cotton]] and [[pecan]] groves on a plantation than that he owned. From 1896 to 1899, he served on the Fifth Levee District Board. In 1898, he was a member of the Louisiana state constitutional convention<ref name=bio>RANSDELL, Joseph Eugene | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, accessed March 22, 2022.</ref>
He practiced law from 1883 to 1889 in the small town of Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish. During the 1880s, Ransdell practice law with his younger brother, [[Francis Xavier Ransdell]], who years later was elected as a judge of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court. Joseph Ransdell served as district attorney for the 8th Judicial District of Louisiana from 1884 to 1896. He also cultivated [[cotton]] and pecan groves on a plantation than that he owned. From 1896 to 1899, he served on the Fifth Levee District Board. In 1898, he was a member of the Louisiana state constitutional convention<ref name=bio>RANSDELL, Joseph Eugene | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, accessed March 22, 2022.</ref>
==Career==
==Career==