CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY

1746-1825

Delegate to the Constitutional Convention (South Carolina)

Biographical Data
Religious Views
Quotations
Misquotations
References, Links, & Further Reading

Education: Oxford

Occupation: lawyer, planter

Political Affiliation: Federalist

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Summary of Religious Views:

Pinckney was the first president of the Charleston Bible Society.

Views on Religion & Politics:

Quotations:

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Misquotations:

"For my part, I never see any of the dirty fellows [Jews] but that I would like to spit him on my sword. In less than 200 years if we admit them, the scurvy scoundrels will be calling us their ancestors." This quote is from the fictitious Pinckney diary. (See the discussion in Paul F. Boller & John George, They Never Said It, Oxford Univ. Press, 1989, p. 105)

References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links

Books

Frances Leigh Williams, A Founding Family: The Pinckneys of South Carolina, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1978
Marvin R. Zahniser, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Founding Father, Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1967

Articles

Links

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney letters for the years 1776 thru 1790 (familytales)
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (National Archives -- The Founding Fathers)
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution -- Center of Military History, United States Army)
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Colonial Hall)

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