
Edmund Randolph was a lawyer and veteran of the Revolutionary War who served in the Continental Congress. He was the 7th Governor of Virginia, and, in that capacity, led Virginia's delegation to the 1787 Constitutional Convention. He presented the 15 "Resolves" of the Virginia Plan to the assembled delegates and served on the Committee of Detail which produced the first draft of the Constitution. He did not sign the Constitution, citing his disagreement with some of the changes to the Virginia Plan. However, he did support the Constitution during the Virginia ratification process. Washington appointed him Attorney General during his first term, and he succeeded Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State during Washington's second term.