Charles Pinckney Politician

Charles Pinckney (October 26, 1757 – October 29, 1824) was an American politician who was a signer of the United States Constitution, the 37th Governor of South Carolina, a Senator and a member of the House of Representatives. He was first cousin once removed of fellow signer Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.Charles was an ancestor of seven future South Carolina governors, a few of which have prominent South Carolinian names, including the Maybank and Rhett families.

Personal facts

Charles Pinckney
Birth dateOctober 26, 1757
Birth place
Province of South Carolina , Charleston South Carolina
Religion
Episcopal Church (United States)
Date of deathOctober 29, 1824
Place of death
Charleston South Carolina , United States
Residence
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site , Mount Pleasant South Carolina
Profession
Lawyer , Politician

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Politician

office
Member of the South Carolina Senate from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish
1st President of the South Carolina Senate
United States Minister to Spain
United States Senator from South Carolina
Delegate from South Carolina to the Congress of the Confederation
other party
Democratic-Republican Party
party
Federalist Party
president
region
South Carolina
South Carolina's 1st congressional district
relation
Colonel Charles Pinckney
successor

Charles Pinckney on Wikipedia