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Joel Roberts Poinsett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joel Roberts Poinsett was born on March 2nd, 1779 in Charleston, South Carolina. As a very educated young person he was fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, and German. He had studied medicine, law, and military science.
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The Public Life and Times of Joel Roberts Poinsett: 1824-1851.” Ph.D. diss., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972; Rippy, James Fred. Joel R. Poinsett, Versatile American. 1935. Reprint, St. Clair Shores, Mich.: Scholarly Press, 1970.
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Joel Roberts Poinsett, agente norteamericano, 1810-1814. Buenos Aires: Emece Editores, 1984. Gamboa, Ramon. Representacion del ciudadano sindico Lic. Ramon Gamboa al Avuntamiento de esta capital suplicando pida al gobierno supremo despida de la replica a Mr. Joel Poinsett, enviado de los Estados Unidos del Norte.
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The poinsettia may have remained a regional plant for many years to come had it not been for the efforts of Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779 - 1851). The son of a French physician, Poinsett was appointed as the first United States Ambassador to Mexico (1825 - 1829) by President Madison.
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JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on 2 March 1779; was educated by his father and the Reverend J. H. Thompson of Charleston; attended the academy of Timothy Dwight at Greenfield Hill, Connecticut, 1794;
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POINSETT, Joel Roberts, statesman, born in Charleston, South Carolina, 2 March, 1779; died in Statesburg, South Carolina, 12 December, 1851. He was of Huguenot descent, and the last of his family. ... You are in: Museum of History >> Hall of North and South Americans >> Joel Roberts Poinsett...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Poinsett, Joel Roberts. Poinsett, Joel Roberts. Information about Poinsett, Joel Roberts in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Poinsett, Joel Roberts; poinsettia; point; point and click; Point Hope; Point Lynas; point of sale; point or headland;
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POINSETT, JOEL ROBERTS (1779-1851). Joel Roberts Poinsett, diplomat, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 2, 1779. He was educated under private instructors, in a Connecticut academy, and in London and Edinburgh, and became proficient in French, Spanish, Italian, and German.
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