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.
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active years end date
1792-12-05, 1798-12-18, 1808-12-10, 1821-03-04
active years start date
1789-01-26, 1796-12-08, 1806-12-09, 1819-03-04
birth date
1757-10-26
birth place
Province of South Carolina, Charleston South Carolina
death date
1824-10-29
death place
Charleston South Carolina, United States
lieutenant
Alexander Gillon, Isaac Holmes, Robert Anderson (Revolutionary War)
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
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