Pinckney

Proper noun

Meaning

Pinckney (plural Pinckneys)

A surname.

Examples

Adams' main running mate was Thomas Pinckney, who due to electoral law at the time was technically running against Adams for president. Source: Internet

Billias, pp. 272–75 Believing Gerry to be the most approachable of the commissioners, Talleyrand successively froze first Pinckney and then Marshall out of the informal negotiations, and they left France in April 1798. Source: Internet

By 1800, Hamilton had come to realize that Adams was too independent and thought the Federalist vice-presidential candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina, more suited to serving Hamilton's interests. Source: Internet

Hamilton expected to see southern states such as the Carolinas cast their votes for Pinckney and Jefferson, and would result in the former being ahead of both Adams and Jefferson. Source: Internet

In his third sabotage attempt toward Adams, McCullough (2001) Hamilton quietly schemed to elect Pinckney to the presidency. Source: Internet

Despite these extra votes, they were overwhelmed by at least 20 Adams electors who failed to cast their other vote for Pinckney. Source: Internet

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