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Poinsett served as Secretary of War from March 7, 1837 to March 5, 1841 and presided over the continuing removal of Indians west of the Mississippi and over the Seminole War ; reduced the fragmentation of the Army by concentrating elements at central locations ; equipped the light batteries of artillery regiments as authorized by the 1821 army organization act ; and again retired to his plantation at Georgetown, South Carolina, in 1841.
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Poinsett also served on the South Carolina Board of Public Works as President.
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Poinsett County was formed on February 28, 1838, and named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, U. S. Secretary of War.
Though Lucas Alaman, his Secretary of the Interior, tried to dissuade him, American ambassador Joel R. Poinsett, encouraged Victoria to order the expulsion of the Spaniards, which caused serious economic problems, because most of those expelled were traders who brought their fortunes to Spain.
Secretary of War Joel Roberts Poinsett rejected the arrangement, however, and instructed Jesup to continue his campaign.
He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico ( the United States did not appoint ambassadors until 1896 ), a U. S. Secretary of War under Martin Van Buren, and a cofounder of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts ( a predecessor of the Smithsonian Institution ), as well as the eponym of Poinsett County, Arkansas ; Poinsett Highway, Poinsett Bridge, and Poinsett State Park in South Carolina ; Lake Poinsett in South Dakota ; and the poinsettia, a popular Christmas flower.
On April 25, 1817, acting Secretary of State Robert Rush offered Poinsett the position of special commissioner to South America stating, “ No one has better qualifications for this trust than yourself .” Rush also added that he would be personally gratified by Poinsett ’ s acceptance.
Poinsett ’ s political views were aligned with such nationalists as Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Secretary of War John C. Calhoun.
Poinsett and War
Essex arrived in Santiago, Poinsett received the first authoritative news of the War of 1812.
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The new county was to be formed from lands taken from Greene, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties, and it was to be named " Crowley County " in honor of Crowley's Ridge which runs through the center of the county.
In 1859, land was taken from nearby Greene, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties and was used to form Craighead County.
It derives its name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus ..
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( Joel R. Poinsett was expelled from Mexico on 3 January 1830 for that reason ).
Carrera received help from the United States ' envoy who came with him, Joel Roberts Poinsett, and was able to escape from San Martin's forces, taking refuge in Montevideo under the protection of Brazilian General Carlos Frederico Lecor.
In October 1803, Poinsett left Switzerland for Vienna, Austria, and from there journeyed to Munich.
Learning that Poinsett was from South Carolina, the Empress asked him if he would inspect the cotton factories under her patronage.
Poinsett again met with Foreign Minister Count Romanzoff where the Russian disclosed to Poinsett that the Czar ardently desired to have a minister from the United States at the Russian Court.
Poinsett was to investigate the prospects of the revolutionists, in their struggle for independence from Spain.
Poinsett learned of the seizure of an American whaler searching for supplies from an intercepted letter from the governor of San Carlos de Chiloe to the viceroy of Lima.
With little guidance from the Madison administration, Poinsett decided that something had to be done to halt violations of American neutral rights.
Instead they urged Poinsett to aid them in obtaining arms and supplies from the United States.
In 1816 Poinsett received a letter from his old friend General Jose Miguel Carrera.
Although Carrera ’ s movement never benefited from the experience of these French officers, Poinsett did succeed in obtaining contracts with the firm D ’ Arcy and Didier of Philadelphia to supply arms for the expedition which Carrera was planning.
On August 29, 1816, Poinsett set out on a tour of the U. S. along with four men and one slave from Charleston, set out from Philadelphia on a tour of the West.
Through his journeys in New England in 1804 and especially to the west in 1816, Poinsett understood that his country could benefit from transportation facilities.
In 1830, Poinsett returned to South Carolina to espouse the Unionist cause in nullification quarrels and to again serve in the South Carolina state legislature, from 1830 to 1831.
Vice Admiral Joel Roberts Poinsett Pringle ( February 4, 1873 – September 25, 1932 ) was a distinguished officer of the United States Navy, serving from 1894 to 1932.
Poinsett and March
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Joel Roberts Poinsett ( March 2, 1779 – December 12, 1851 ) was an American physician, botanist and statesman.
Always interested in travel, Poinsett accepted the invitation and left St. Petersburg in March 1807 on a journey through southern Russia.
Furthermore, of the nine who had set out on the journey the previous March, Poinsett and two others were the only survivors.
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Guadalupe Victoria rejected two bids over Texas offered by American ambassador Joel R. Poinsett, including one for $ 5 million dollars.
Poinsett and Mississippi
Some native ranges of the white bass are the Arkansas River, Lake Erie near Cleveland, Ohio, and Lake Poinsett in South Dakota White bass have also been found in rivers that flow to the Mississippi.
In 1942, Cherry was elected chancellor and probate judge of the 12th Judicial District, which included Clay, Crittenden, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties.
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While there, Poinsett attempted to interest John Jacob Astor, the wealthy owner of the American Fur Company, in supplying Carrera ’ s Chilean revolutionists with weapons ; however, Astor declined to get involved.
Poinsett and Army
Attracted by the military movements in the Caucasus Mountains, Poinsett visited Erivan, which was then besieged by the Russian Army.
Upon his return to Moscow, Czar Alexander ’ s discussed the details of Poinsett ’ s trip with him and offered him a position as colonel in the Russian Army.
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The first flag, according to tradition, would have been embroidered by the sister of the ruler, Javiera Carrera, and would be presented and raised for the first time on 4 July 1812 at a dinner with the United States consul Joel Roberts Poinsett to celebrate the anniversary of U. S. independence, an event having a great influence on the locals ' struggle for independence.
The western part of the state and a faction in Charleston led by Joel Poinsett would remain loyal to Jackson almost to the end.
Poinsett and Consul Harris traveled by sleigh to Cronstadt to see the factories.
Before leaving Russia, Poinsett met one last time with Czar Alexander, who expressed his approval of the energetic measures by the Congress of the United States to resist the maritime pretensions of Britain.
") Poinsett, an avid amateur botanist, sent samples of the plant home to the States and by 1836 the plant was most widely known as the " poinsettia.
Below the mouth of the Little River in Poinsett County, Arkansas, the St. Francis is navigable by barge.
Unable to substantiate his claims, Edwards resigned his diplomatic post, to be replaced by Joel Roberts Poinsett.
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