List of United States Political Families (P) - The Pinkneys and Whytes

The Pinkneys and Whytes

  • William Pinkney (1764–1822), delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention 1788, Maryland House Delegate 1788-1792 1795, U.S. Representative from Maryland 1791 1815-1816, Maryland Executive Councilman 1792-1795, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland 1795-1800; Attorney General of Maryland 1805-1806; U.S. Minister to Great Britain 1806-1811; Maryland State Senator 1811; Attorney General of the United States 1811-1814; U.S. Minister to Russia 1816-1818; U.S. Senator from Maryland 1819-1822. Grandfather of William Pinkney Whyte.
    • William Pinkney Whyte (1824–1908), Maryland House Delegate 1847-1849, candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 1850 1857, Comptroller of Maryland 1853-1855, U.S. Senator from Maryland 1868-1869 1875-1881 1906-1908, Governor of Maryland 1872-1874, Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland 1881-1883; Attorney General of Maryland 1887-1891; Solicitor of Baltimore, Maryland 1900-1903. Grandson of William Pinkney.

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