William Pinkney

United States statesman
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Born:
March 17, 1764, Annapolis, Md.
Died:
Feb. 25, 1822, Washington, D.C. (aged 57)
Title / Office:
United States Senate (1819-1822), United States

William Pinkney (born March 17, 1764, Annapolis, Md.—died Feb. 25, 1822, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. statesman and diplomat, considered one of the foremost lawyers of his day. A member of the Maryland convention that ratified the federal Constitution in 1788, Pinkney himself voted against ratification. He served in the Maryland state legislature (1788–92; 1795) and on the state’s Executive Council (1792–95). From 1796 to 1804 he represented the United States as a commissioner to negotiate an agreement with Great Britain concerning American maritime losses, and he served as U.S. minister to Great Britain from 1807 to 1811. Pinkney was ...(100 of 162 words)