Edmund Randolph
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Edmund Randolph was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the first U.S. Attorney General and played a key role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution.
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human → lawyer → statesman → |
| appointedBy |
George Washington
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| burialPlace |
Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony of Virginia
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United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth |
1753-08-10
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| dateOfDeath |
1813-09-12
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| educatedAt |
College of William & Mary
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| endTime |
tenure as United States Attorney General ended in 1794
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tenure as United States Secretary of State ended in 1795 → term as Governor of Virginia ended in 1788 → |
| familyName |
Randolph
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| father |
John Randolph
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| givenName |
Edmund
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| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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Philadelphia Convention → |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalist Party
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| nobleFamily |
Randolph family of Virginia
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| nominatedBy |
George Washington
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| notableFor |
role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution
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serving as the first United States Attorney General → serving as the second United States Secretary of State → |
| notableWork |
Virginia Plan
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participation in drafting the United States Constitution → |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer → politician → |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War-era politics
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Constitutional Convention of 1787 → |
| placeOfBirth |
Williamsburg, Virginia
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| placeOfDeath |
Millwood, Virginia
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| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Virginia
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Governor of Virginia → United States Attorney General → United States Secretary of State → delegate to the Constitutional Convention → delegate to the Continental Congress → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Richmond, Virginia → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Elizabeth Nicholas
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| startTime |
tenure as United States Attorney General began in 1789
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tenure as United States Secretary of State began in 1794 → term as Governor of Virginia began in 1786 → |