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Edmund Randolph

Edmund Jennings Randolph
Edmund Randolph, head-and-shoulders portrait.jpg
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
Personal details
Born Edmund Jennings Randolph
(1753-08-10)August 10, 1753
Williamsburg, Virginia
Died September 12, 1813(1813-09-12) (aged 60)
Millwood, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood
Political party Federalist
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Nicholas
Alma mater College of William and Mary
Profession Attorney
Religion Episcopalian
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Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 – September 12, 1813) was an American attorney, the seventh Governor of Virginia, the second Secretary of State, and the first United States Attorney General.

Randolph was born on August 10, 1753 to the influential Randolph family in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was educated at the College of William and Mary. After graduation he began reading law with his father John Randolph and uncle, Peyton Randolph. In 1775, with the start of the American Revolution, Randolph's father remained a Loyalist and returned to Britain; Edmund Randolph remained in America where he joined the Continental Army as aide-de-camp to General George Washington.

Upon the death of his uncle Peyton Randolph in October 1775, Randolph returned to Virginia to act as executor of the estate, and while there was elected as a representative to the Fourth Virginia Convention. He would go on to serve as mayor of Williamsburg, and then as the first Attorney General of the United States under the newly formed government. He was married on August 29, 1776 to Elizabeth Nicholas (daughter of Robert C. Nicholas), and had a total of six children, including Peyton Randolph, Governor of Virginia from 1811 to 1812.


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