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Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779 – December 12, 1851) was a physician, botanist and American statesman. 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 National Institute for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts (a predecessor of the Smithsonian Institution), as well as the namesake of Poinsett County, Arkansas, the historic Poinsett Bridge in Greenville County, South Carolina, and the poinsettia, a popular Christmas flower. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Secretary of War was a member of the United States Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Born in 1779 in Charleston, South Carolina to Dr. Elisha Poinsett and his wife Ann Richards, he was educated in Connecticut and Europe, gaining expertise in medicine and the law. He served as a "special agent" to South American countries from 1810 to 1814 (he was sent there by President James Madison in 1809 to investigate the prospects of the revolutionists, in their struggle for independence from Spain), and returned to his home state of South Carolina in 1815. He ran for office there and served in the South Carolina state legislature from 1816 to 1820 as well as the S.C. Board of Public Works from 1818 to 1820. From 1821 to 1826 he represented South Carolina in the lower house of the United States Congress. He simultaneously served as a special envoy to Mexico from 1822 to 1823 and was appointed the first American minister to Mexico in 1825, and became embroiled in the country’s political turmoil until his recall in 1830. It was during this time that he visited the area of southern Mexico called Taxco del Alarcon and discovered what was later to become known as the poinsettia. (The Aztecs referred to the winter-blooming plant as cuetlaxochitl; its Latin name is Euphorbia pulcherrima or "the most beautiful Euphorbia.") 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." 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... James Madison (March 16, 1751 â€“ June 28, 1836), was an American politician and the fourth President of the United States (1809â€“1817), and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ... The South Carolina General Assembly (also called the South Carolina Legislature) is the legislative branch of South Carolina and consists of the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina Senate. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... Santa Prisca church in Taxco Aerial view of Taxco Taxco (full name: Taxco de AlarcÃ³n) is an antique colonial silver-mining center located in the northern reaches of the Mexican state of Guerrero. ... Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political and military dominance over large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the Late post-Classic... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Pinguicula grandiflora commonly known as a Butterwort Example of a cross section of a stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ...

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. He was occupied thus until 1833, when he married Mary Izard Pringle. Liberty Leading the People by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The process of nullification may refer to: The Hartford Convention, in which New England Federalists considered secession from the United States of America. ...

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. is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the day. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Osceola, Seminole leader, detail from an 1838 lithograph The Seminole Wars were three wars or conflicts in Florida between the Seminole Native American tribe and the United States. ... For other uses, see Artillery (disambiguation). ... Fundamentally, a plantation is usually a large farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, or trees and the like is cultivated, usually by resident laborers. ...

He was a cofounder of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts in 1840, a group of politicians advocating for the use of the "Smithson bequest" for a national museum that would showcase relics of the country and its leaders, celebrate American technology and document the national resources of North America. The group was defeated in its efforts, as other groups wanted scientists, rather than political leaders, guiding the fortunes of what would become the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson, FRS, MA (c1764 â€“ June 27, 1829) was a British mineralogist and chemist noted for having left a bequest in his will to the United States of America, which was used to initially fund the Smithsonian Institution. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...

He died near Stateburg, South Carolina in 1851 and is buried at the Church of the Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery. Stateburg is a census-designated place located in Sumter County, South Carolina. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

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