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PINCKNEY (Soundex P525) — See also BLACKNEY, BRACKNEY, HACKNEY, LIPPINCOT, LIPPINCOTT, LOCKNEY, PAINKEN, PANKEN, PANKIN, PINCHAM, PINCHBACK, PINCHOT, PINCUS, PINKNEY, POPINCHALK, STICKNEY.

  PINCKNEY: See also J. Pinckney H. Adams — William Pinckney Arwood, Sr. — Robert Pinckney Dunlap — Pinckney C. Hall — James Pinckney Henderson — Pinckney H. Mashburn — Charles Pinckney McCarver — Charles Pinckney Holbrook Nason — Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback — James Pinckney Pope — Mrs. R. Pinckney Tucker — Loren Pinckney Waldo — Pinckney H. Walker
  Pinckney, Charles (1757-1824) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 26, 1757. Son of Col. Charles Pinckney and Frances (Brewton) Pinckney. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1779-84, 1786-89, 1792-96, 1805-06; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1785-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of South Carolina, 1789-92, 1796-98, 1806-08; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1798-1801; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1801-04; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1819-21. Episcopalian. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 29, 1824 (age 67 years, 3 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Charles Pinckney and Frances (Brewton) Pinckney; cousin of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney; married, April 27, 1788, to Mary Laurens (daughter of Henry Laurens); father-in-law of Robert Young Hayne; father of Henry Laurens Pinckney. See Drayton-Middleton-Pinckney-Rutledge family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pinckney, Charles A. — of Columbia, Coos County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Columbia, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825) — of South Carolina. Born February 25, 1746. Lawyer; planter; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state senate, 1779-1804; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1796-97; received one electoral vote, 1796; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1800; candidate for President of the United States, 1804 (Federalist), 1808. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died August 16, 1825 (age 79 years, 172 days). Interment at St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Henry Middleton; cousin of Charles Pinckney. See Drayton-Middleton-Pinckney-Rutledge family of South Carolina.
  Campaign slogan: "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Marvin R. Zahniser, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Founding Father (out of print)
  Pinckney, Henry Laurens (1794-1863) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., September 24, 1794. Son of Charles Pinckney. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1832; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1833-37 (1st District 1833-35, 6th District 1835-37); mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1837-40; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1841-42. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., February 3, 1863 (age 68 years, 132 days). Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Grandson of Henry Laurens. See Drayton-Middleton-Pinckney-Rutledge family of South Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Pinckney, J. C. — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896. Burial location unknown.
  Pinckney, John McPherson (1845-1905) — also known as John M. Pinckney — of Hempstead, Waller County, Tex. Born near Hempstead, Grimes County, Tex., May 4, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; state court judge in Texas, 1900-03; U.S. Representative from Texas 8th District, 1903-05; died in office 1905. Assaulted and killed at a meeting of the Waller County Prohibition League, Hempstead, Waller County, Tex., April 24, 1905 (age 59 years, 355 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Hempstead, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Pinckney, Joseph — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1951-52. Still living as of 1952.
  Pinckney, Joseph C. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Pinckney, Stephen B. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1864. Burial location unknown.
  Pinckney, Steve — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Pinckney, T. H. — of St. George, Dorchester County, S.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Pinckney, Thomas (1750-1828) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 23, 1750. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of South Carolina, 1787-89; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1791; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1792-96; received 59 electoral votes, 1796; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1797-1801 (at-large 1797-99, 1st District 1799-1801); general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Florida, 1812-14. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 2, 1828 (age 78 years, 10 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial



 

 


 
   
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