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'''Edmund Pendleton''' (1721-1803), Founding Father, Virginia jurist. Randolph helped lead Virginia support for the [[American Revolution]] as a delegate to First and Second [[Continental Congress]]; he was president of committee of safety and the state convention (1775-1776). He authored Virginia's resolutions for independence that were incorporated into the [[Declaration of Independence]]. As president of Virginia ratification convention (1788), he supported federal Constitution. He was the first chief justice of Virginia supreme court of appeals (1779-1803).
==See also==
* [[History of Virginia]]
[[Category:The South]] [[Category:Early National U.S.]] [[category:Virginia]] [[Category:Founding Father]]
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==See also==
* [[History of Virginia]]
[[Category:The South]] [[Category:Early National U.S.]] [[category:Virginia]] [[Category:Founding Father]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pendleton, Edmund}}