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Pinkney served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1788 to 1792 and then again in 1795, and then served as a U.S. Congressman from Maryland in 1791 and also from 1815 until 1816. He was mayor of Annapolis from 1795 to 1800, as Maryland's state attorney general from 1805 to 1806, and then as co-U.S. Minister to Great Britain (with James Monroe) from 1806 to 1807 and Minister Plenipotentiary from 1808 until 1811, then returned to the Maryland state legislatureState legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states of the United States. They are the legislative branch at the state level of government, and (generally) perform many of the same duties on the state level that the United States Congress perform, serving in the Maryland Senate in 1811, became the U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia , along with a special mission to Naples from 1816 until 1818. In 1811 he joined PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th James MadisonJames Madison Order 4th President Term of Office March 4, 1809 March 3, 1817 Followed Thomas Jefferson Succeeded by James Monroe Date of Birth March 16, 1751 Place of Birth Port Conway, Virginia Date of Death June 28, 1836 Place of Death Montpelier, Virgi's cabinet as Attorney General.
He was a major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812The North American War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom is one of several wars associated with that year. It is more normally known in British texts as the British-American War to distinguish it from Napoleon's war against Russia w and was wounded at the Battle of Bladensburg , Maryland in August 1814. He was a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1819 until his death in 1822. He is buried at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C..
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Preceded by: Caesar A. RodneyCaesar Augustus Rodney ( January 4, 1772 June 10, 1824) was the United States Attorney General from 1807 to 1811, a U. Senator from Delaware from 1822 to 1823, and the U. Minister to Argentina from 1823 until his death in Buenos Aires in 1824. He was the | Attorney General of the United States | Succeeded by: Richard Rush |