U.S. senator and statesman William Pinkney (1764-1822) was notable for his support of the Missouri Compromise, a piece of legislation designed to restrict the advance of slavery that was passed by Con...
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William Pinkney served as U.S. attorney general from 1811 to 1814 under President James Madison. Pinkney also served in an number of government positions and was a delegate to the Constitutional Conve...
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William Pinkney
William Pinkney