Pinkney, William, 1764-1822
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Pinkney, William, 1764-1822
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1764-1822
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Decius, 1764-1822
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Caius, 1764-1822
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William Pinkney was born on March 17, 1764, in Annapolis, Maryland. Originally interested in pursuing medicine, Pinkey ultimately chose law as his desired profession and passed the Maryland bar in 1986. After practicing law in Maryland, Pinkney was sent to London by George Washington to serve as an American commissioner. After spending eight years in England, Pinkney returned to the United States and became Attorney General in 1811. In 1816 he left the country again to serve as an American minister in Russia. Pinkney is most famous for his involvement in McCulloch v. Maryland and Cohens v. Virginia, two significant Supreme Court cases. Pinkey passed away unexpectedly on February 16, 1822, in Washington, D.C.
Army officer, lawyer, state public official, U.S. representative and senator from Maryland, diplomat, and U.S. attorney general.
Pinkney was a Constitutional Jurist who served as Thomas Jefferson's Attorney General.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n80097865
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10569769
https://viaf.org/viaf/11149287
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80097865
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n80097865
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1376159
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/97HB-SRK
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Army officers
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Maryland
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Great Britain
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Soviet Union
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United States
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United States
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United States
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Naples (Kingdom)
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Maryland
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Soviet Union
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Maryland
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Great Britain
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United States
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Italy--Naples (Kingdom)
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