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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmund Randolph canonical | 21 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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surface form:
Colony of Virginia
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1753-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1813-09-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of William & Mary ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| father |
John Randolph of Roanoke
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surface form:
John Randolph
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| givenName | Edmund ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
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| nobleFamily | Randolph family of Virginia ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| placeOfBirth |
Williamsburg
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surface form:
Williamsburg, Virginia
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| placeOfDeath | Millwood, Virginia ⓘ |
| 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 (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Nicholas ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Council of Revision