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Dr Joel Roberts Poinsett

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Dr Joel Roberts Poinsett

Birth
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Death
12 Dec 1851 (aged 72)
Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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US Congressman, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Diplomat. He was elected as a Jacksonian Republican to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1821 until his resignation in 1825. Appointed as United States Minister to Mexico, he served in that diplomatic post from 1825 until 1829. In 1837 he was appointed as Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Martin Van Buren, serving until 1841. He introduced to the United States the poinsettia flower plant, which was named in his honor.
US Congressman, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Diplomat. He was elected as a Jacksonian Republican to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1821 until his resignation in 1825. Appointed as United States Minister to Mexico, he served in that diplomatic post from 1825 until 1829. In 1837 he was appointed as Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Martin Van Buren, serving until 1841. He introduced to the United States the poinsettia flower plant, which was named in his honor.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6912237/joel_roberts-poinsett: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Joel Roberts Poinsett (2 Mar 1779–12 Dec 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6912237, citing Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.