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Francis Wilkinson Pickens (* 7. April 1805 in St. Paul’s Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina; † 25. Januar 1869 bei Edgefield, South Carolina) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1860 bis 1862, während des Bürgerkrieges, Gouverneur des Bundesstaates South Carolina.
Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805/1807 – January 25, 1869) was an American slave owner and politician who served as governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the United States. A cousin of Senator John C. Calhoun, he was born into the Southern planter class.
20. Juni 2016 · 4 minutes to read. Congressman, diplomat, governor. Born on April 7, 1807, in St. Paul’s Parish, Pickens was the son of Governor Andrew Pickens, Jr., and Susan Smith Wilkinson. Reared among his father’s extensive landholdings in South Carolina and Alabama, Pickens attended Franklin College in Georgia before entering South ...
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Francis Wilkinson Pickens, grandson of Revolutionary War general Andrew Pickens, was a lawyer, state and federal legislator, US ambassador to Russia, and governor of South Carolina. During his term as governor, he witnessed and supported the secession of South Carolina from the Union and the opening shots of the Civil War from Confederate ...
Gov. Francis Wilkinson Pickens left office on December 17, 1862, retired from public life, and returned to Edgefield. However, he was persuaded to represent the Edgefield District at the 1865 Constitutional Convention where he supported President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plan. Believing that he would receive a presidential pardon for ...
Francis Wilkinson Pickens war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1860 bis 1862, während des Bürgerkrieges, Gouverneur des Bundesstaates South Carolina.
Gov. Francis Wilkinson Pickens. Terms December 1, 1860 - December 1, 1862. Born April 7, 1805. Passed January 25, 1869. Birth State South Carolina. School Franklin College (now the University of Georgia), South Carolina College.
