Charles Pinckney (governor)

Charles Pinckney
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
37th Governor of South Carolina
In office December 1, 1806 – December 10, 1808
Lieutenant	John Hopkins
Preceded by	Paul Hamilton
Succeeded by	John Drayton
In office December 1, 1796 – December 6, 1798
Lieutenant	Robert Anderson
Preceded by	Arnoldus Vanderhorst
Succeeded by	Edward Rutledge
In office January 27, 1789 – December 5, 1792
Lieutenant	Alexander Gillon Isaac Holmes
Preceded by	Thomas Pinckney
Succeeded by	William Moultrie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district
In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by	Henry Middleton
Succeeded by	Joel Roberts Poinsett
United States Minister to Spain
In office June 6, 1801 – October 25, 1804
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	David Humphreys
Succeeded by	James Bowdoin III
United States Senator from South Carolina
In office December 6, 1798 – June 6, 1801
Preceded by	John Hunter
Succeeded by	Thomas Sumter
Delegate from South Carolina to the Congress of the Confederation
In office November 1, 1784 – October 30, 1787
1st President of the South Carolina Senate
In office August 31, 1779 – January 8, 1782
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Lloyd
Member of the South Carolina Senate from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office August 31, 1779 – January 8, 1782
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office November 26, 1810 – November 28, 1814
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Christ Church Parish
In office November 24, 1806 – December 9, 1806
In office November 26, 1792 – December 8, 1796
In office January 1, 1787 – January 21, 1789
Personal details
Born	(1757-10-26)October 26, 1757 Charles Town, Province of South Carolina, British America
Died	October 29, 1824(1824-10-29) (aged 67) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston 32°46′45″N 79°55′45″W / 32.7792°N 79.9291°W / 32.7792; -79.9291
Political party	Federalist
Other political affiliations	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Mary Eleanor Laurens
Relations	Colonel Charles Pinckney (father) Frances Brewton (mother)
Children	3
Residence(s)	"Snee Farm", Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Profession	Lawyer, Statesman

Charles Pinckney (October 26, 1757 – October 29, 1824) was an American Founding Father, planter, and politician who was a signer of the United States Constitution. He was elected and served as the 37th governor of South Carolina, later serving two more non-consecutive terms. He also served as a U.S. Senator and a member of the House of Representatives. He was first cousin once removed of fellow signer Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

Pinckney's descendants included seven future South Carolina governors, including men related to the Maybank and Rhett families.