OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Joel Roberts Poinsett

BORN:
March 2, 1779;
Charleston, South Carolina

DIED:
December 12, 1851 (age 72);
Stateburg, South Carolina

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 
1788:
Returned to America after spending childhood in England
1821-1825:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-SC)
1825-1829:
U.S. Minister to Mexico
1837-1841:
U.S. Secretary of War

RESOURCES:
House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
South Carolina Encyclopedia
Texas State Historical Association
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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