Edmund Jennings Randolph
| Edmund Jennings Randolph | |
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| 2nd United States Secretary of State | |
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In office January 2, 1794 – August 20, 1795 |
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| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Thomas Jefferson |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Pickering |
| 1st United States Attorney General | |
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In office September 26, 1789 – January 26, 1794 |
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| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Bradford |
| 7th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office December 1, 1786 – December 1, 1788 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Henry |
| Succeeded by | Beverley Randolph |
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Edmund Jennings Randolph August 10, 1753 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | September 12, 1813 (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 in the Colony of 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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