Biographical Information
Ancestry:
Charles Pinckney's ancestors arrived to America from England in 1692. Pinckney's great-grandfather, a wealthy English gentleman, quickly established an enduring base of political and economic power.
Parents:
Pinckney's father, Colonel Charles Pinckney was a rich planter and lawyer. He was a prominent South Carolina politician. He married Frances Brewton, the sister of Miles Brewton, a wealthy Charleston merchant and slave trader. During the United States Revolutionary War, Colonel Pinckney fled Charleston with South Carolina Governor John Rutledge, before the surrender of the city to the British. Rutledge intended to carry on a state government in exile in North Carolina. Colonel Pinckney however returned to Charleston and swore loyalty to the British authority, which allowed him to keep his property. This was unpopular among the revolutionary forces, and in February 1782, the South Carolina legislature voted a 12% amercement of......
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