John M. Pinckney
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John McPherson Pinckney (May 4, 1845 - April 24, 1905) was a United States Representative
from Texas
.
Born in Grimes County, Texas, near the town of Hempstead, Waller County, Pinckney attended public schools and was privately instructed. He enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army
and served in Company D, Fourth Texas Brigade, until the close of the Civil War
, attaining the rank of first lieutenant.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1875, and commenced practice in Hempstead, Texas
.
He served as district attorney for the twenty-third judicial district of Texas 1890-1900. He was the county judge of Waller County 1900-1903.
Pinckney was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas H. Ball. He was reelected to the Fifty-ninth Congress and served from November 17, 1903, until April 24, 1905, when he was assaulted and killed at Hempstead, Texas
during a political event which turned violent when one of the participants,
J. N. Brown, began shooting. Other attendees began to shoot as well and a riot broke out. Pickney, his brother Tom, and Brown were all killed at the scene. He was interred in the City Cemetery at Hempstead.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born in Grimes County, Texas, near the town of Hempstead, Waller County, Pinckney attended public schools and was privately instructed. He enlisted as a private in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
and served in Company D, Fourth Texas Brigade, until the close of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, attaining the rank of first lieutenant.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1875, and commenced practice in Hempstead, Texas
Hempstead, Texas
Hempstead is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The community, located at the junctions of U.S. Highway 290, Texas State Highway 6, and Texas State Highway 159, is around fifty miles northwest of Downtown Houston. The population was 4,691 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of...
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He served as district attorney for the twenty-third judicial district of Texas 1890-1900. He was the county judge of Waller County 1900-1903.
Pinckney was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas H. Ball. He was reelected to the Fifty-ninth Congress and served from November 17, 1903, until April 24, 1905, when he was assaulted and killed at Hempstead, Texas
Hempstead, Texas
Hempstead is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The community, located at the junctions of U.S. Highway 290, Texas State Highway 6, and Texas State Highway 159, is around fifty miles northwest of Downtown Houston. The population was 4,691 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of...
during a political event which turned violent when one of the participants,
J. N. Brown, began shooting. Other attendees began to shoot as well and a riot broke out. Pickney, his brother Tom, and Brown were all killed at the scene. He was interred in the City Cemetery at Hempstead.