Person:Francis Pickens (1)
Francis Wilkinson Pickens
b.7 Apr 1805 Togadoo, St Paul's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina
d.25 Jan 1869 Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1801
  1. Susan PickensAbt 1802 -
  2. Francis Wilkinson Pickens1805 - 1869
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Francis Wilkinson Pickens1805 - 1869
  • W.  Eliza SimpkinsBef 1807 -
m. Bef 1825
  1. Susan PickensAbt 1825 -
  2. Eliza PickensAbt 1827 -
  3. Sharia PickensAbt 1829 -
  4. Rebecca PickensAbt 1830 -
  5. Elrid PickensAbt 1831 -
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m. Bef 1833
  1. Jennie PickensAbt 1833 -
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m. 26 Apr 1858
  1. Douschka Pickens1859 - 1893
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Facts and Events
Name Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Apr 1805 Togadoo, St Paul's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina
Marriage Bef 1825 to Eliza Simpkins
Marriage Bef 1833 to Marion Learning
Marriage 26 Apr 1858 Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United Statesto Lucy Petway Holcombe
Death? 25 Jan 1869 Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Reference Number? Q362186?


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Francis Wilkinson Pickens (1805/1807January 25, 1869) was a political Democrat and Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the United States.

A cousin of US Senator John C. Calhoun, Pickens was born into the culture of the antebellum plantocracy. He became an ardent supporter of nullification of federal tariffs when he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives before he was 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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References
  1. ↑ Francis Wilkinson Pickens, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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