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Charles Pinckney Jr. (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.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an American statesman, military officer and Founding Father who served as United States Minister to France from 1796 to 1797. A delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he signed the Constitution of the United States , Pinckney was twice nominated by the Federalist ...
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746–1825), U.S. vice presidential candidate (1800), U.S. presidential candidate (1804 and 1808) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
Today, the historic property is known as the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service. When you visit, you will experience the history and natural beauty of ...
The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Charleston, South Carolina, on 25 acres (10 ha) of Wando Neck, a peninsula formed at the confluence of the Wando and Cooper rivers.
Charles Pinckney of SC (1746–1825) Prior public experience. South Carolina House of Representatives (1788–1790) South Carolina Senate (1790–1796)
He bought his first plantation, now known as Snee Farm, in 1754, as a mark of his early success. The 715-acre plantation was used to produce the commodity crops of rice and indigo. [3] He also became a public figure, serving as colonel and commanding officer of the Charles Towne Militia, after which he became widely known as "Colonel Pinckney".
Thomas Pinckney (1750–1828), South Carolina governor, ambassador to Britain, diplomat who arranged Pinckney's Treaty, and a brother of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Henry L. Pinckney (1794–1863), U.S. Representative from South Carolina