| LC control no. | n 86001755 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863 |
| Variant(s) | Pinckney, H. L. (Henry Laurens), 1794-1863 |
| Associated place | South Carolina |
| Birth date | 1794 |
| Death date | 1863 |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress |
| Profession or occupation | Legislator |
| Found in | NUCMC data from New Jersey Historical Soc. for White, A.W. Papers, 1752-1841 (Henry Laurens Pinckney) WWWA, 1607-1896 (Pinckney, Henry Laurens; b. 1794 in Charleston, S.C.; d. 1863; U.S. congressman from South Carolina) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863; usage: Henry Laurens Pinckney; Henry L. Pinckney; H.L. Pinckney) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress online, viewed Apr. 8, 2015 (PINCKNEY, Henry Laurens, (son of Charles Pinckney), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., Sept. 24, 1794; attended private schools; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1812; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Charleston; member of the State house of representatives 1816-1832; founded the Charleston Mercury in 1819 and was its sole editor for fifteen years; intendant of Charleston 1830-1832; elected as a Nullifier to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (Mar. 4, 1833-Mar. 3, 1837); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1836; mayor of Charleston 1837-1840; collector of the port of Charleston in 1841 and 1842; tax collector of St. Philip's and St. Michael's parishes 1845-1863; died in Charleston, S.C., Feb. 3, 1863; interment in the Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground) |
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