Edmund Randolph
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Edmund Randolph was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the first U.S. Attorney General and played a key role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Randolph canonical | 30 |
| Edmund Randolph as a key figure in early U.S. politics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T252822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Randolph Context triple: [Framers of the United States Constitution, notableMember, Edmund Randolph]
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A.
Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and Founding Father who played a key role in drafting and penning much of the final text of the United States Constitution.
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B.
James Wilson
James Wilson was a Scottish-American Founding Father, influential legal theorist, and early U.S. Supreme Court Justice who played a key role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution.
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C.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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D.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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E.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Randolph Target entity description: Edmund Randolph was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the first U.S. Attorney General and played a key role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and Founding Father who played a key role in drafting and penning much of the final text of the United States Constitution.
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B.
James Wilson
James Wilson was a Scottish-American Founding Father, influential legal theorist, and early U.S. Supreme Court Justice who played a key role in drafting and promoting the United States Constitution.
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C.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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D.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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E.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony of Virginia
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linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1753-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1813-09-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of William & Mary ⓘ |
| endTime |
tenure as United States Attorney General ended in 1794
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tenure as United States Secretary of State ended in 1795 ⓘ term as Governor of Virginia ended in 1788 ⓘ |
| familyName | Randolph ⓘ |
| father |
John Randolph
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linked to:
John Randolph of Roanoke
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| givenName | Edmund ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalist Party
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linked to:
Federalists
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| nobleFamily | Randolph family of Virginia ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution
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serving as the first United States Attorney General ⓘ serving as the second United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Virginia Plan
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participation in drafting the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War-era politics
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Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
linked to:
Constitutional Convention
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| placeOfBirth |
Williamsburg, Virginia
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linked to:
Williamsburg
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| placeOfDeath | Millwood, Virginia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Virginia
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Governor of Virginia ⓘ United States Attorney General ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ delegate to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
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| residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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linked to:
Philadelphia
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Nicholas ⓘ |
| startTime |
tenure as United States Attorney General began in 1789
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tenure as United States Secretary of State began in 1794 ⓘ term as Governor of Virginia began in 1786 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edmund Randolph Description of subject: Edmund Randolph was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the first U.S. Attorney General and played a key role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
council of revision
Omitted Chapters of History Disclosed in the Life and Papers of Edmund Randolph
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portrays
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Edmund Randolph as a key figure in early U.S. politics
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linked to: Edmund Randolph