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William Pinkney


 

William Pinkney (March 17, 1764February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and the seventh U.S. Attorney General. Born in Maryland, he studied medicine (which he did not practice) and law, becoming a lawyer after his admission to the bar in 1786. After some time practicing law in Harford County, Maryland, he participated in Maryland's state constitutional convention, and then represented that state in the federal legislature and also served in both the legislative and executive branches of the Maryland state government.

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