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Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
ith Judge Chase, and was admitted to practice in William Pinkney. 1786, in which he acquired great reputation for his impassioned oratory. He was a delegate in the Maryland convention that ratified the national Constitution. After serving a term in the Maryland legislature, he was elected to a seat in Congress, but declined the honor on account of the state of his private affairs. In 1796 he was appointed one of the commissioners in London under Jay's treaty, and obtained for the State of Maryland a claim on the Bank of England for $800,000. Pinkney was made attorneygeneral of his State in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the latter year he entered the military service to repel a
United States (United States) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the latter year he entered the military service to repel a British invasion of his State, and was severely wounded in the battle of Bladensburg. Again in Congress (1815-16), he took a leading part. In 1816 he went to Naples as special minister there, and became minister at St. Petersburg, whence he returned home in 1818. From 1820 until his death he held a seat in the United States Senate. In that body he opposed with all his powers of oratory the admission of Missouri into the Union under the terms of the compromise. His death was occasioned by overexertion in a case in the Supreme Court of the United States, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 25, 1822.
St. Petersburg (Russia) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the latter year he entered the military service to repel a British invasion of his State, and was severely wounded in the battle of Bladensburg. Again in Congress (1815-16), he took a leading part. In 1816 he went to Naples as special minister there, and became minister at St. Petersburg, whence he returned home in 1818. From 1820 until his death he held a seat in the United States Senate. In that body he opposed with all his powers of oratory the admission of Missouri into the Union under the terms of the compromise. His death was occasioned by overexertion in a case in the Supreme Court of the United States, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 25, 1822.
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
e state of his private affairs. In 1796 he was appointed one of the commissioners in London under Jay's treaty, and obtained for the State of Maryland a claim on the Bank of England for $800,000. Pinkney was made attorneygeneral of his State in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the latter year he entered the military service to repel a British invasion of his State, and was severely wounded in the battle of Bladensburg. Again in Congress (1815-16), he took a leading part. In 1816 he went to Naples as special minister there, and became minister at St. Petersburg, whence he returned home in 1818. From 1820 until his death he held a seat in the United States Senate. In that body he opp
Annapolis (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
Pinkney, William 1764- Statesman; born in Annapolis, Md., March 17, 1764. His father, an Englishman, was a loyalist in the Revolution, but the son espoused its principles. He studied law with Judge Chase, and was admitted to practice in William Pinkney. 1786, in which he acquired great reputation for his impassioned oratory. He was a delegate in the Maryland convention that ratified the national Constitution. After serving a term in the Maryland legislature, he was elected to a seat in Congress, but declined the honor on account of the state of his private affairs. In 1796 he was appointed one of the commissioners in London under Jay's treaty, and obtained for the State of Maryland a claim on the Bank of England for $800,000. Pinkney was made attorneygeneral of his State in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the l
Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the latter year he entered the military service to repel a British invasion of his State, and was severely wounded in the battle of Bladensburg. Again in Congress (1815-16), he took a leading part. In 1816 he went to Naples as special minister there, and became minister at St. Petersburg, whence he returned home in 1818. From 1820 until his death he held a seat in the United States Senate. In that body he opposed with all his powers of oratory the admission of Missouri into the Union under the terms of the compromise. His death was occasioned by overexertion in a case in the Supreme Court of the United States, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 25, 1822.
London (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
but the son espoused its principles. He studied law with Judge Chase, and was admitted to practice in William Pinkney. 1786, in which he acquired great reputation for his impassioned oratory. He was a delegate in the Maryland convention that ratified the national Constitution. After serving a term in the Maryland legislature, he was elected to a seat in Congress, but declined the honor on account of the state of his private affairs. In 1796 he was appointed one of the commissioners in London under Jay's treaty, and obtained for the State of Maryland a claim on the Bank of England for $800,000. Pinkney was made attorneygeneral of his State in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the la
Washington (United States) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the latter year he entered the military service to repel a British invasion of his State, and was severely wounded in the battle of Bladensburg. Again in Congress (1815-16), he took a leading part. In 1816 he went to Naples as special minister there, and became minister at St. Petersburg, whence he returned home in 1818. From 1820 until his death he held a seat in the United States Senate. In that body he opposed with all his powers of oratory the admission of Missouri into the Union under the terms of the compromise. His death was occasioned by overexertion in a case in the Supreme Court of the United States, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 25, 1822.
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pinkney-william
elected to a seat in Congress, but declined the honor on account of the state of his private affairs. In 1796 he was appointed one of the commissioners in London under Jay's treaty, and obtained for the State of Maryland a claim on the Bank of England for $800,000. Pinkney was made attorneygeneral of his State in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and inEngland as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the latter year was chosen to his State Senate from Baltimore. From December, 1811, until 1814, he was United States Attorney-General. In the latter year he entered the military service to repel a British invasion of his State, and was severely wounded in the battle of Bladensburg. Again in Congress (1815-16), he took a leading part. In 1816 he went to Naples as special minister there, and became minister at St. Petersburg, whence he returned home in 1818. From 1820 until hi
William H. Chase (search for this): entry pinkney-william
Pinkney, William 1764- Statesman; born in Annapolis, Md., March 17, 1764. His father, an Englishman, was a loyalist in the Revolution, but the son espoused its principles. He studied law with Judge Chase, and was admitted to practice in William Pinkney. 1786, in which he acquired great reputation for his impassioned oratory. He was a delegate in the Maryland convention that ratified the national Constitution. After serving a term in the Maryland legislature, he was elected to a seat in Congress, but declined the honor on account of the state of his private affairs. In 1796 he was appointed one of the commissioners in London under Jay's treaty, and obtained for the State of Maryland a claim on the Bank of England for $800,000. Pinkney was made attorneygeneral of his State in 1805, and the next year he was sent to England as commissioner to treat with the British government in conjunction with James Monroe. He was minister there from 1807 to 1811, and in the autumn of the
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