Background
Pinkney, Edward Coote was born on October 1, 1802 in London, England. Son of William and Ann Maria (Rodgers) Pinkney.
Pinkney, Edward Coote was born on October 1, 1802 in London, England. Son of William and Ann Maria (Rodgers) Pinkney.
Attended Saint Mary's College, Baltimore.
Midshipman United States Navy, 1815. Served in Mediterranean, later against pirates in West Indies. Left active duty, 1822, resigned, 1824.
Admitted to Maryland. bar, 1822.
Practiced law, Baltimore. Editor bi-weekly The Marylander, Baltimore, 1827-1828.
Best known poems include “A Health,” “Serenade.” Author: Look out upon the Stars, My Love: A Serenade Written by a Gentleman of Baltimore, 1823. Rodolph, A Gragment, 1823.
Poems, 1825.
Married Georgiana McCausland, October 12, 1824, 1 child.