William Pinkney
William Pinkney | |
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Copy of a portrait by John Mix Stanley, 1856 | |
| United States Senator from Maryland | |
| In office December 21, 1819 – February 25, 1822 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Smith |
| 2nd United States Envoy to Russia | |
| In office January 13, 1817 – February 14, 1818 | |
| President | James Madison James Monroe |
| Preceded by | John Quincy Adams |
| Succeeded by | George W. Campbell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – April 18, 1816 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander McKim |
| Succeeded by | Peter Little |
| 7th United States Attorney General | |
| In office December 11, 1811 – February 10, 1814 | |
| President | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Caesar Augustus Rodney |
| Succeeded by | Richard Rush |
| Member of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1811 | |
| 5th United States Minister to the United Kingdom | |
| In office April 27, 1808 – May 7, 1811 | |
| President | Thomas Jefferson James Madison |
| Preceded by | James Monroe |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Russell (Acting) |
| 3rd Attorney General of Maryland | |
| In office 1805–1806 | |
| Governor | Robert Bowie |
| Preceded by | Luther Martin |
| Succeeded by | John Thomson Mason |
| Mayor of Annapolis | |
| In office 1794–1795 | |
| Preceded by | James Williams |
| Succeeded by | Allen Quynn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1791 – November 9, 1791 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Contee |
| Succeeded by | John Mercer |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1788–1792 | |
| In office 1795 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1764 |
| Died | February 25, 1822 (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Ann Rodgers |
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| Military service | |
| Branch | US Army |
| Service years | 1812-1814 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | |
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William Pinkney (March 17, 1764 – February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was appointed the seventh U.S. attorney general by President James Madison.