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Charles Pinckney (1757-1824)

A co-signer of the Constitution who served as South Carolinas 37th Governor, and as a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. Pinckney's role in the Constitutional Convention is controversial. Although one of the youngest delegates, he later claimed to have been the most influential one and contended he had submitted a draft that was the basis of the final Constitution. (National Archives)

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826):

The third President of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.  As a political philosopher, promoted republicanism in the form of states rights and limited federal government. 

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825)

The eldest son of a prominent planter and second cousin to Charles Pinckney. A veteran colonel of the Revolutionary War, Pinckney served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and eventually as a Federalist candidate for president in 1804 and 1808. 

James Madison (1751-1836)

As a principle author, framer, and signer of the Constitution, Madison's philosophical principles earned him the name, "The Father of the Constitution." Served as Secretary of State to Thomas Jefferson, and fourth President of the United States (1809-1817).

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)

Son of John Adams, the second President of the United States, John Quincy Adams served as a Congressman and sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. Adams was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties.

James Monroe (1758-1831)

One of the last founding fathers to serve as president, Monroe served two terms from 1817 to 1825 as the fifth President of the United States. Monroe studied law under Thomas Jefferson before serving in the Continental Congress. He opposed ratification of the United States Constitution as an Anti-Federalist.

Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1723-1793)

Daughter of a sugar baron in the West Indies, Eliza Lucas Pinckney was instrumental in establishing indigo as one of the most important cash crops of colonial South Carolina. As the Pinckney family's planting wealth grew, so did its political dynasty in the form of her sons Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Federalist Party leader, and Thomas Pinckney, future governor of South Carolina.

Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828)

A veteran captain of the Revolutionary War, Thomas Pinckney was a lawyer, planter, and politician who eventually served as Governor of South Carolina from 1787-1789. Pinckney served as a diplomat to Spain from 1795-1796, in the US House of Representatives from 1797-1801, and eventually was commissioned as a major general in the US Army during the War of 1812. After the war, Pinckney returned to plantation life along the Santee River.

 

Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) 

Un co-firmante de la Constitución que se desempeñó como Gobernador número 37 de Carolina del Sur, y como senador y miembro de la Cámara de Representantes. El papel de Pinckney en la Convención Constitucional es controvertido. Aunque uno de los delegados más jóvenes, más tarde afirmó haber sido el más influyente y sostuvo que había presentado un proyecto que era la base de la Constitución final. (Archivos Nacionales) 

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826):.  

El tercer Presidente de los Estados Unidos y el autor principal de la Declaración de Independencia.  Como filósofo político, promovió el republicanismo como si fuera los derechos de los estados y un gobierno federal limitado.  

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) 

El hijo mayor de un prominente jardinero y primo segundo de Charles Pinckney. Un veterano coronel de la Guerra de la Independencia, Pinckney sirvió como delegado de la Convención Constitucional, y eventualmente como candidato federalista a la presidencia en 1804 y 1808.  

James Madison (1751-1836) 

Como autor principal, enmarcador y firmador de la Constitución, los principios filosóficos de Madison le valieron el nombre, "El Padre de la Constitución". Sirvió como Secretario de Estado a Thomas Jefferson, y cuarto Presidente de los Estados Unidos (1809-1817). 

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) 

Hijo de John Adams, el segundo Presidente de los Estados Unidos, John Quincy Adams se desempeñó como Congresista y sexto Presidente de los Estados Unidos de 1825 a 1829. Adams fue miembro de los partidos federalista, demócrata-republicano, republicano nacional, y más tarde antimasónico y whig. 

James Monroe (1758-1831) 

Uno de los últimos padres fundadores en servir como presidente, Monroe sirvió dos mandatos de 1817 a 1825 como el quinto Presidente de los Estados Unidos. Monroe estudió derecho con Thomas Jefferson antes de servir en el Congreso Continental. Se opuso a la ratificación de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos como anti federalista. 

Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1723-1793) 

Hija de un barón azucarero en las Indias Occidentales, Eliza Lucas Pinckney fue fundamental para establecer el índigo como uno de los cultivos más importantes de la colonial Carolina del Sur. A medida que la riqueza de plantación de la familia Pinckney creció, también lo hizo su dinastía política en la forma de sus hijos Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, líder del Partido Federalista, y Thomas Pinckney, futuro gobernador de Carolina del Sur 

Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828) 

Un veterano capitán de la Guerra de la Independencia, Thomas Pinckney fue un abogado, jardinero y político que finalmente se desempeñó como Gobernador de Carolina del Sur de 1787 a 1789. Pinckney sirvió como diplomático en España de 1795 a 1796, en la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 1797 a 1801, y finalmente fue comisionado como general de división en el Ejército estadounidense durante la Guerra de 1812. Después de la guerra, Pinckney regresó a la vida de la plantación a lo largo del río Santee. 

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