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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

1746 - 1825

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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 Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections. Born into a planter class family from South Carolina, Pinckney practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Britain, Pinckney served in the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney is the 17,136th most popular politician (down from 16,814th in 2024), the 11,227th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,687th in 2019) and the 857th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ranks 17,136 out of 19,576. Before him are Roberts Zīle, Janusz Lewandowski, Enrique Peñalosa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, and Pablo Iglesias Turrión. After him are Herbert Morrison, Connie Hedegaard, Cajetan von Felder, François Baroin, Daniel Goldin, and Ciro Gomes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1746, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ranks 37. Before him are Bernardo de Gálvez, Charles Cameron, André Thouin, Louise du Pierry, James Wyatt, and Peter Jacob Hjelm. After him are Henry Grattan, and Begum Samru. Among people deceased in 1825, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ranks 42. Before him are Franciszek Karpiński, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Marie Bouliard, Paul Louis Courier, James Wilkinson, and José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle. After him is William Eustis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ranks 11,229 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Attles (1936), Marlo Thomas (1937), Spud Webb (1963), Jonathan David (2000), Jessie T. Usher (1992), and Akiva Goldsman (1962). After him are Edward C. Stone (1936), Troian Bellisario (1985), John T. Dillon (1876), Thomas Dewing (1851), Erin Gray (1950), and Cody Rhodes (1985).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ranks 857. Before him are Howell Cobb (1815), William Samuel Johnson (1727), Greg Gianforte (1961), Abraham Baldwin (1754), Henry McMaster (1947), and Enrique Peñalosa (1954). After him are Daniel Goldin (1940), William Hooper (1742), Levi Woodbury (1789), Adam Schiff (1960), Lauren Boebert (1986), and Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900).

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