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Edmund Randolph
2nd United States Secretary of State
In office
January 2, 1794 – August 20, 1795
PresidentGeorge Washington
Preceded byThomas Jefferson
Succeeded byTimothy Pickering
1st United States Attorney General
In office
September 26, 1789 – January 26, 1794
PresidentGeorge Washington
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWilliam Bradford
7th Governor of Virginia
In office
December 1, 1786 – December 1, 1788
Preceded byPatrick Henry
Succeeded byBeverley Randolph
1st Attorney General of Virginia
In office
July 4, 1776 – November 30, 1786
Preceded byJohn Randolph (for Colonial Virginia)
Succeeded byJames Innes
Personal details
Born
Edmund Jennings Randolph

(1753-08-10)August 10, 1753
Williamsburg, Virginia, British America
DiedSeptember 12, 1813(1813-09-12) (aged 60)
Millwood, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseElizabeth Nicholas
ChildrenPeyton Randolph
ParentJohn Randolph
RelativesPeyton Randolph (uncle)
EducationCollege of William and Mary
SignatureEdmund Randolph

Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 – September 12, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, and the 7th 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.

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