Pinckney, Charles

Japanese: ピンクニー（英語表記）Pinckney， Charles

Born October 26, 1757 in Charleston, South Carolina
[Died] October 29, 1824. Charleston, South Carolina. American politician and diplomat. Captured and imprisoned by the British during the American Revolution. Delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787. Participated in the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787, and drafted the so-called "Pinckney Plan." Governor of South Carolina from 1789 to 1892. Switched from the Federalists to T. Jefferson's Republicans in 1791. Governor of South Carolina from 1896 to 1898 and 1806 to 1808. During this time, he was a U.S. Senator from 1798 to 1801. As ambassador to Spain from 1801 to 1805, he successfully negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1799 to 1821, he strongly opposed the restrictive slavery clauses of the Missouri Compromise. In state politics, he advocated universal suffrage for white adult males.

Pinkney
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth

Born February 25, 1746 in Charleston, South Carolina
[Died] August 16, 1825. Charleston, South Carolina. American lawyer, soldier, politician, and diplomat. Member of the South Carolina Provincial Assembly. During the War of Independence, he served as aide-de-camp to General G. Washington, and rose to the rank of Brigadier General. In 1787, he played an active role in the Constitutional Convention of the United States, along with his cousin C. Pinckney. In 1896, he was appointed minister to France, but was refused entry by the French. In the following year, he returned to France as a diplomatic mission with J. Marshall and others. During this visit, he was asked to offer bribes by the French, but he refused and returned home, which became known as the XYZ Incident. He was nominated as the Federalist vice presidential candidate in 1800, and as the presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, but was not elected.

Pinkney
Pinckney, Thomas

Born October 23, 1750 in Charleston, South Carolina
[Died] November 2, 1828. Born in Charleston, South Carolina. American politician and diplomat. After participating in the War of Independence, he served as Governor of South Carolina from 1787 to 1789, President of the state's Constitutional Ratification Convention, and Ambassador to Great Britain from 1792 to 1896. In 1795, he was sent as a special envoy to Spain, where he signed the Pinckney Treaty. In 1896, he was a Federalist candidate for Vice President, but was defeated. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897 to 1801. During the War of 1812, he was active in the Southeast as a major general in the Army.

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[生]1757.10.26. サウスカロライナ，チャールストン
[没]1824.10.29. サウスカロライナ，チャールストン
アメリカの政治家，外交官。独立革命期にはイギリス軍に捕えられ投獄された。 1784～87年大陸会議へのサウスカロライナ代表。 87年の合衆国憲法制定会議に参加し，いわゆる「ピンクニー案」を起草。 89～92年サウスカロライナ州知事。 91年には連邦派から T.ジェファーソンのリパブリカンズ (共和派) へ移る。 96～98，1806～08年同州知事。その間 1798～1801年連邦上院議員。 01～05年スペイン駐在大使としてルイジアナ購入の交渉にあたり成功した。 19～21年連邦下院議員としてミズーリ協定の奴隷制制限条項に強く反対。州政治では白人成年男子の普通選挙を主張した。

ピンクニー
Pinckney， Charles Cotesworth

[生]1746.2.25. サウスカロライナ，チャールストン
[没]1825.8.16. サウスカロライナ，チャールストン
アメリカの法律家，軍人，政治家，外交官。サウスカロライナ植民地議会議員。独立戦争では G.ワシントン将軍の副官をつとめ，准将にまで昇進。 1787年合衆国憲法制定会議では従弟の C.ピンクニーとともに活躍。 96年フランス駐在公使に任命されたがフランスより着任を拒否され，翌 97年 J.マーシャルらとともに外交使節として再びフランスを訪れた。このとき，フランス側から賄賂などを要求されたがそれを退けて帰国，XYZ事件として有名になった。 1800年に連邦派副大統領候補，04，08年同大統領候補に指名されたが当選しなかった。

ピンクニー
Pinckney， Thomas

[生]1750.10.23. サウスカロライナ，チャールストン
[没]1828.11.2. サウスカロライナ，チャールストン
アメリカの政治家，外交官。独立戦争に参加後，1787～89年サウスカロライナ州知事，同州の憲法批准会議議長，92～96年イギリス駐在大使。 95年スペインへ特使として派遣され，ピンクニー条約を締結。 96年連邦派副大統領候補となったが落選。 97～1801年連邦下院議員。アメリカ＝イギリス戦争 (1812) では陸軍少将として南東部で活躍。

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