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  Pinckney, Charles
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AffiliationDemocratic-Republican  
 
NameCharles Pinckney
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Charleston, South Carolina , United States
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Born October 26, 1757
DiedOctober 29, 1824 (67 years)
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Sep 08, 2016 03:51am
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InfoPINCKNEY, Charles, (father of Henry Laurens Pinckney), a Delegate, a Senator and a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charles Town (now Charleston), S.C., October 26, 1757; pursued classical studies; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1779; member of the State house of representatives 1779-1780, 1786-1789, 1792-1796, 1805, 1806, 1810-1814; fought in the Revolutionary War and was taken prisoner by the British in 1780; Member of the Continental Congress 1785-1787; member of the Constitutional Convention in 1787; member of the State constitutional conventions in 1788 and 1790 and served as president; Governor of South Carolina 1789-1792, and 1796-1798; was elected in 1798 as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Hunter and also for the full term expiring March 3, 1805, and served from December 6, 1798, until his resignation in 1801; Minister to Spain 1801-1804; again served in the State general assembly and as Governor of South Carolina 1806-1808; elected to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821); resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Charleston, S.C., October 29, 1824; interment in St. Philip’s Churchyard.

Vote totals for elections in which was nominated for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans (1900-1965): 1900-4, 1940-1, 1965-0.

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  10/13/1818 SC District 01 Won 48.99% (+14.90%)
  12/09/1806 SC Governor Won 52.52% (+5.04%)
  06/06/1801 US Ambassador to Spain Won 0.00% (-100.00%)
  12/06/1798 SC US Senate Won 55.63% (+11.27%)
  12/04/1796 SC Governor Won 62.14% (+24.29%)
  01/21/1789 SC Governor Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1786 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1785 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1784 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1783 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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