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William Pinkney

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William Pinkney Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Death
25 Feb 1822 (aged 57)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.8824191, Longitude: -76.9776582
Plot
Range 29, Site 36
Memorial ID
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United States Representative from Maryland, 1791; Joint Minister to Great Britain with James Monroe, 1806-1807, and Minister to Great Britain, 1807-1811; Attorney General under President Madison, 1811-1814; major in the Maryland militia in the War of 1812 and was wounded at the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814; again United States Representative from Maryland, 1815-1816; United States Minister to Russia, 1816-1818; United States Senator from Maryland, 1819-1822.
United States Representative from Maryland, 1791; Joint Minister to Great Britain with James Monroe, 1806-1807, and Minister to Great Britain, 1807-1811; Attorney General under President Madison, 1811-1814; major in the Maryland militia in the War of 1812 and was wounded at the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814; again United States Representative from Maryland, 1815-1816; United States Minister to Russia, 1816-1818; United States Senator from Maryland, 1819-1822.


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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Aug 2, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6654267/william-pinkney: accessed ), memorial page for William Pinkney (17 Mar 1764–25 Feb 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6654267, citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.