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Randolph, John

(Encyclopedia) Randolph, John, 1773–1833, American legislator, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, b. Prince George co., Va. He briefly studied law under his cousin Edmund Randolph. He served in the U…

Randolph, Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Randolph, Edmund, 1753–1813, American statesman, b. Williamsburg, Va.; nephew of Peyton Randolph. He studied law under his father, John Randolph, a Loyalist who went to England at the…

Cabinet Members Under Washington

Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, 1789Edmund Randolph, 1794Timothy Pickering, 1795Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, 1789Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 1795Secretary of War Henry Knox,…

The True George Washington

Paul Leicester FordElectrotyped and Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A.1896DedicationThat I have foibles, and perhaps many of them, I shall not deny. I should esteem myself, as…

Virginia Plan

by James Madison On May 29, 1787, Virginia delegate Edmund Randolph proposed what became known as "The Virginia Plan." Written primarily by fellow Virginian James Madison, the plan traced the…

Constitutional Convention

(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Convention, in U.S. history, the 1787 meeting in which the Constitution of the United States was drawn up. The convention at Philadelphia drew up one of the most…