Edmund Randolph
Edmund Randolph | |
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1943 portrait of Randolph by C. Gregory Stapko | |
| 2nd United States Secretary of State | |
| In office January 2, 1794 – August 20, 1795 | |
| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Thomas Jefferson |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Pickering |
| 1st United States Attorney General | |
| In office September 26, 1789 – January 26, 1794 | |
| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Bradford |
| 7th Governor of Virginia | |
| In office December 1, 1786 – December 1, 1788 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Henry |
| Succeeded by | Beverley Randolph |
| Delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress | |
| In office 1779–1782 | |
| 1st Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office July 4, 1776 – November 30, 1786 | |
| Preceded by | John Randolph (for Colonial Virginia) |
| Succeeded by | James Innes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Jennings Randolph August 10, 1753 |
| Died | September 12, 1813 (aged 60) Millwood, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Chapel |
| Party | Federalist |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Nicholas
(m. 1776; died 1810) |
| Children | Peyton Randolph |
| Parent | John Randolph |
| Relatives | Peyton Randolph (uncle) |
| Education | College of William and Mary |
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Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 – September 12, 1813) was an American Founding Father, attorney, and the seventh Governor of Virginia. As a delegate from Virginia, he attended the Constitutional Convention and helped to create the national constitution while serving on its Committee of Detail. He was appointed the first United States Attorney General by George Washington and subsequently served as the second Secretary of State during the Washington administration.