Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
(1746–1825)
Born in South Carolina, Pinckney was
educated in England and served in the
First and Second Provincial Congresses.
A commander in the Revolution, he later
served in the SC General Assembly,
signed the US Constitution, and was a
delegate to the SC Constitutional
Convention of 1790 in Columbia. Pinckney
spent part of his life on this island.
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Pinckey, a leader in S.C.’s educational,
political, cultural and religious affairs,
inherited this island in 1769. He was made
ambassador to France in 1796. Appointed
by President Adams in 1797 to a
committee negotiating maritime
problems with France, Pinckney became
known for his refusal of bribery in
the “XYZ” affair.
Marker can be reached from William Hilton Highway (U.S. 278) near Lands End Drive.
Courtesy hmdb.org
