- Joel Roberts Poinsett - Wikipedia
Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779 – December 12, 1851) was an American physician, botanist, politician, and diplomat He was the first U S agent in Hispanic America, a member of the South Carolina Legislature, and later a United States Representative from 1821 to 1825
- Joel R. Poinsett | US Diplomat, Botanist Politician | Britannica
Joel R Poinsett (born March 2, 1779, Charleston, South Carolina, U S —died December 12, 1851, near Statesburg, South Carolina) was an American statesman noted primarily for his diplomacy in Latin America
- Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret . . .
Much like the history of the US, Joel Roberts Poinsett, after whom the poinsettia is named, had a complicated and troubling history
- Poinsettia Man - Historically Thinking
She is the author of Manufacturing Advantage: War, the State, and the Origins of American Industry, 1776–1848 and Flowers, Guns, and Money: Joel Roberts Poinsett and the Paradoxes of American Patriotism Her research focuses on the intersections of political economy, state formation, and American identity in the early republic
- Biography of Joel Roberts Poinsett - ThoughtCo
Joel Roberts Poinsett was an American diplomat remembered today for bringing a Christmas plant, named for him as the poinsettia, from Mexico
- Poinsett, Joel Roberts - South Carolina Encyclopedia
In 1825 President James Monroe appointed Poinsett as the first U S ambassador to Mexico Britain’s influence there was strong, and Poinsett urged independence from Europe under America’s Monroe Doctrine He tried unsuccessfully to purchase Texas for the United States, thereby antagonizing Mexico
- Poinsett’s Popular Poinsettia | US House of Representatives: History . . .
Sure, he was a Representative from South Carolina, the first U S Minister to Mexico, and a Secretary of War But what is Representative Joel Roberts Poinsett really famous for? This time of year, the answer might be found in a nearby display of holiday decorations Born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 2, 1779, Poinsett trained as a physician in Scotland; however, he ultimately showed
- Joel Roberts Poinsett - University of South Carolina
Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) was the first U S agent to South America, the first United States Minister to Mexico, and served as the 15th Secretary of War
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