Charles Pinckney | |
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37th Governor of South Carolina | |
In office December 1, 1806 – December 10, 1808 | |
Lieutenant | John Hopkins |
Preceded by | Paul Hamilton |
Succeeded by | John Drayton |
In office December 1, 1796 – December 6, 1798 | |
Lieutenant | Robert Anderson |
Preceded by | Arnoldus Vanderhorst |
Succeeded by | Edward Rutledge |
In office January 27, 1789 – December 5, 1792 | |
Lieutenant | Alexander Gillon Isaac Holmes |
Preceded by | Thomas Pinckney |
Succeeded by | William Moultrie |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | |
Preceded by | Henry Middleton |
Succeeded by | Joel Roberts Poinsett |
United States Minister to Spain | |
In office June 6, 1801 – October 25, 1804 | |
President | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | David Humphreys |
Succeeded by | James Bowdoin III |
United States Senator from South Carolina | |
In office December 6, 1798 – June 6, 1801 | |
Preceded by | John Hunter |
Succeeded by | Thomas Sumter |
Delegate from South Carolina to the Congress of the Confederation | |
In office November 1, 1784 – October 30, 1787 | |
1st President of the South Carolina Senate | |
In office August 31, 1779 – January 8, 1782 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | John Lloyd |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
In office August 31, 1779 – January 8, 1782 | |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
In office November 26, 1810 – November 28, 1814 | |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Christ Church Parish | |
In office November 24, 1806 – December 9, 1806 | |
In office November 26, 1792 – December 8, 1796 | |
In office January 1, 1787 – January 21, 1789 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Town, Province of South Carolina, British America | October 26, 1757
Died | October 29, 1824 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Saint Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston 32°46′45″N 79°55′45″W / 32.7792°N 79.9291°W |
Political party | Federalist |
Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse | Mary Eleanor Laurens |
Relations | Colonel Charles Pinckney (father) Frances Brewton (mother) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | "Snee Farm", Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina |
Profession | Lawyer, Statesman |
Charles Pinckney (October 26, 1757 – October 29, 1824) was an American Founding Father, planter, and politician who was a signer of the United States Constitution. He was elected and served as the 37th governor of South Carolina, later serving two more non-consecutive terms. He also served as a U.S. Senator and a member of the House of Representatives. He was first cousin once removed of fellow signer Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
Pinckney's descendants included seven future South Carolina governors, including men related to the Maybank and Rhett families.