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Francis Wilkinson Pickens (April 7, 1805January 25, 1869) was Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the U.S.A., provoking the American Civil War. A cousin of Senator John C. Calhoun, Pickens was born into the culture of States Rights, and became an ardent supporter of nullification (refusal to pay federal import tariffs) when he served in the South Carolina house of representatives, before being elected to Congress and then the state senate.

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  • Francis Wilkinson Pickens
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  • Francis Wilkinson Pickens (April 7, 1805January 25, 1869) was Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the U.S.A., provoking the American Civil War. A cousin of Senator John C. Calhoun, Pickens was born into the culture of States Rights, and became an ardent supporter of nullification (refusal to pay federal import tariffs) when he served in the South Carolina house of representatives, before being elected to Congress and then the state senate.
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  • Governor of South Carolina
  • Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
  • Member of the South Carolina Senate
  • United States Minister to Russia
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term start
  • 1834-12-08(xsd:date)
  • 1858-01-11(xsd:date)
  • 1860-12-14(xsd:date)
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Birth Date
  • 1805-04-07(xsd:date)
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Spouse
  • Lucy Petway Holcombe
Name
  • Francis Wilkinson Pickens
resting place
  • Edgefield, South Carolina
District
  • 5(xsd:integer)
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Alma mater
  • South Carolina College
  • Franklin College
Party
  • Democratic
Birth Place
  • Togadoo, Colleton County, South Carolina
Title
  • Governor of South Carolina
  • United States Ambassador to Russia
Term
  • 1832(xsd:integer)
  • 1844(xsd:integer)
term end
  • 1843-03-04(xsd:date)
  • 1860-09-09(xsd:date)
  • 1862-12-17(xsd:date)
death date
  • 1869-01-25(xsd:date)
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  • 18341843(xsd:integer)
  • 18581860(xsd:integer)
  • 18601862(xsd:integer)
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State
  • South Carolina
Profession
  • lawyer
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  • Plowden Weston
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  • 69(xsd:integer)
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  • Francis Wilkinson Pickens (April 7, 1805January 25, 1869) was Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the U.S.A., provoking the American Civil War. A cousin of Senator John C. Calhoun, Pickens was born into the culture of States Rights, and became an ardent supporter of nullification (refusal to pay federal import tariffs) when he served in the South Carolina house of representatives, before being elected to Congress and then the state senate. As state governor during the Fort Sumter crisis, he sanctioned the firing on the ship bringing supplies to the beleaguered Union garrison, and to the bombardment of the fort. After the war, it was Pickens who introduced the motion to repeal South Carolina’s Ordinance of Secession, a short speech received in silence, in notable contrast with the rejoicing that had first greeted the Ordinance.
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