1779 - 1851
Joel Roberts Poinsett American Diplomat
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| First Name |
Joel
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| Middle Name |
Roberts
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| Last Name |
Poinsett
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| Birthday |
2nd March, 1779
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| Birthplace |
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Died |
12th December, 1851
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| Place of Death |
Stateburg, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Buried |
Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Diplomat
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Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779 – December 12, 1851) was an American physician and diplomat. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member of the South Carolina legislature and the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico, a Unionist leader in South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis, Secretary of War under Martin Van Buren, and a co-founder of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts (a predecessor of the Smithsonian Institution).
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