Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and signed the United States Constitution. He was a member of the South Carolina delegation to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Articles of Confederation. He also served as the United States Minister to France and was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1804. Pinckney was born in Charleston, South Carolina, to a prominent family. He was educated at the College of Charleston and studied law in England. He served in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War and was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779. He was a member of the South Carolina delegation to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution. Pinckney served as the United States Minister to France from 1796 to 1800 and was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1804. He was a member of the Federalist Party and was a strong advocate for a strong federal government. He died in 1825 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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