Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - People - Department History
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746–1825)
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State of Residence: South Carolina
- Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: September 9, 1796
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Proceeded to post, but was not received by the Directory; left post on February 5, 1797. Nomination was confirmed by the Senate, but no record has been found of a new commission following confirmation.