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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney



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  • Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was born on February 12th, 1746.
  • He lived in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • In the Continental Army, he served as a brigadier and a general.
  • Pinckney was for slavery. He suggested that slaves be counted for representation.
  • He was a federalist.
  • Pinckney believed that the senate should be composed of wealthy men.
  • He wrote a line in the Constitution that stated religion was not a factor for goverment officials.
  • After the Constitutional Convention, Pinckney spent time in France for the XYZ Affair.

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