William Bradford Jr was the second Attorney General in US history.
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Waightsell Avery fought in the Revolutionary War and was the first Attorney General of North Carolina.
Levi Lincoln, Sr. was Attorney General during the first term of Thomas Jefferson’s Administration.
Edmund Randolph was essential to the creation of the Constitution and, in the end, to its ratification in Virginia.
Caesar Augustus Rodney was involved with several high-profile court cases during the early years of the Republic. Additionally, he played a major role in the shaping of the Monroe Doctrine.
Despite refusing to sign the Constitution, Edmund Randolph was chosen by President Washington to be the first Attorney General of the United States.