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Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745 – January 29, 1829) was the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party .
Timothy Pickering was an American Revolutionary officer and Federalist politician who served (1795–1800) with distinction in the first two U.S. cabinets. During the American Revolution, Pickering served in several capacities under General George Washington, among them quartermaster general.
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A primary source from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History shows the correspondence between a patriot son and a loyalist father during the Revolutionary War. The letter expresses the son's regret for their political difference, his gratitude for his father's influence, and his hope for their reconciliation.
A Federalist politician, Timothy Pickering was appointed to several federal positions by President George Washington, most notably Postmaster General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State. He later served in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.
Learn about Timothy Pickering, a Federalist leader who served as Secretary of State under George Washington and John Adams. Find out his role in the Jay Treaty, the Quasi-War with France, and his dismissal by Adams.
Timothy Pickering was a true descendant of the Puritans. He was a fit representative in the eighteenth century of the race which colonized New England in the seventeenth.
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Timothy Pickering: A Featured Biography. In 1811, after violating a Senate rule regarding injunctions of secrecy, Massachusetts senator Timothy Pickering became the first of nine senators ever to be censured by the Senate.
