Charles Pinckney (governor)
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| 37th Governor of South Carolina | |
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In office December 1, 1806 – December 10, 1808 |
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| Lieutenant | John Hopkins |
| Preceded by | Paul Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | John Drayton |
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In office December 1, 1796 – December 6, 1798 |
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| Lieutenant | Robert Anderson |
| Preceded by | Arnoldus Vanderhorst |
| Succeeded by | Edward Rutledge |
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In office January 26, 1789 – December 5, 1792 |
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| 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 |
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In office March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Middleton |
| Succeeded by | Joel Roberts Poinsett |
| United States Minister to Spain | |
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In office March 1802 – October 25, 1804 |
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| President | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | David Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | James Bowdoin III |
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United States Senator from South Carolina |
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In office December 6, 1798 – June 6, 1801 |
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| Preceded by | John Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Sumter |
| Delegate from South Carolina to the Congress of the Confederation | |
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In office November 1, 1784 – October 30, 1787 |
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| 1st President of the South Carolina Senate | |
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In office August 31, 1779 – January 8, 1782 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Lloyd |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
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In office August 31, 1779 – January 8, 1782 |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish | |
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In office November 26, 1810 – November 28, 1814 |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Christ Church Parish | |
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In office November 24, 1806 – December 9, 1806 |
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In office November 26, 1792 – December 8, 1796 |
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In office January 1, 1787 – January 21, 1789 |
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| Personal details | |
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October 26, 1757 Charles Town, South Carolina (now Charleston) |
| Died | October 29, 1824 (aged 67) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 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 |
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Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Eleanor Laurens |
| Relations |
Colonel Charles Pinckney (father) Frances Brewton (mother) |
| Children | Frances Henrietta Pinckney Mary Eleanor Pinckney Henry Laurens Pinckney |
| Residence | "Snee Farm", Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Profession | Lawyer, Statesman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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.
Pinckney was an ancestor of seven future South Carolina governors, a few of which have prominent South Carolinian names, including the Maybank and Rhett families.
Pinckney was born and educated in Charleston, South Carolina. His father, Colonel Charles Pinckney, was a rich lawyer and planter. On his death in 1782, he bequeathed Snee Farm, a plantation outside the city, and his numerous slaves to his eldest son Charles.
Busy with the war and his political career, Pinckney did not marry until 1787. He married Mary Eleanor Laurens, daughter of Henry Laurens, the wealthy and politically powerful South Carolina merchant and slave trader. They had at least three children.
Among his in-laws were Colonel John Laurens and U.S. Representative David Ramsay; another brother-in-law married the daughter of South Carolina Governor John Rutledge
Pinckney was elected to the Continental Congress (1777–78). He started to practice law in Charleston in 1779 at the age of 21. About that time, well after the War for Independence had begun, young Pinckney enlisted in the militia (though his father demonstrated ambivalence about the Revolution). He became a lieutenant, and served at the siege of Savannah (September–October 1779). When Charleston fell to the British the next year, the young Pinckney was captured and held as a prisoner until June 1781.
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