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offered the freedom of the town if they would give their parole. Most accepted, but Gadsden refused claiming that the British had already violated one parole, and he could not give his word to a false system. As a result, he spent the next 42 weeks in solitary confinement in a prison room at the
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Gadsden began his rise to prominence as a merchant and patriot in Charleston. He prospered as a merchant and built the wharf that bears his name. Between its completion in 1767 until 1787 and 1803 to 1808, it is estimated that 40% of all African slaves (about 100,000 enslaved people) were brought to
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in 1757 and began a long friction with autocratic royal governors. His re-election to the Commons in 1762 was beset with minor voting irregularities, which resulted in Governor Boone refusing to administer the oath of office for Gadsden and dissolving the entire Commons. This perceived excess of
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who was away at the Continental Congress. He served in that office until 1780. For the first year and a half, his office was called "Vice President of South Carolina," but when the new constitution was adopted, the title was changed to the modern usage.
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writes that "by 1774, Christopher Gadsden owned four stores, several merchant vessels, two rice plantations, a residential district in Charleston called Gadsdenboro, and a large wharf on the
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in Charleston. Gadsden himself held slaves, as did many rice plantation owners in South Carolina who used the labor of enslaved Africans to grow and sell agricultural products. In
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in 1780, John Rutledge, as president of the council, fled to North Carolina to ensure a "government in exile" should the city fall. Gadsden remained, along with Governor
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In 1778, Gadsden was a member of the South Carolina convention that drafted a new state constitution. That same year he was named the lieutenant governor, to replace
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respectively, Gadsden refused any such assignment, since in his view the British parliament had no rights in the matter. He was outspoken in his support of the
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Gadsden was married three times and had four children with his second wife. Three of his grandsons, all brothers, were also notable:
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named him a brigadier general in charge of the state's military forces. As the British prepared to attack Charleston, Major General
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While Gadsden vehemently supported John Adams, who was opposed to slavery and promoted a gradual approach to abolition, the U.S.
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gubernatorial power led to a political culture in South Carolina of legislative dominance over the executive branch.
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became the new governor. Gadsden was also a member of the state convention in 1788 and voted for ratification of the
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ordered outlying positions abandoned. Rutledge and the local officers disagreed. A compromise was reached and as
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built the gates that incorporate a snake motif, drawn from the "Don't Tread on Me" flag that Gadsden designed.
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The Constitution of South Carolina: The Relationship of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
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America through his wharf. He was captain of a militia company during a 1759 expedition against the
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Gadsden died from an accidental fall on August 28, 1805, in Charleston, and is buried there in
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On his return from New York, Gadsden became one of the founders and leaders of the Charleston
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area of Charleston that remained in the family for more than a century; famous ironworker
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After Clinton returned to New York, the new British commander in the South, General
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Christopher Gadsden and Henry Laurens: The Parallel Lives of Two American Patriots.
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Gadsden was returned to South Carolina's House of Representatives, then meeting at
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the following year. He left Congress early in 1776 to assume command of the
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in 1672 and emigrated to South Carolina in 1695. He was sent to school near
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produced by the Congress. His addresses brought him to the attention of
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Christopher Gadsden built the three-story house at 329 East Bay Street.
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In 1798, he built the imposing house at 329 East Bay Street in the
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American Revolutionary War prisoners of war held by Great Britain
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A Forgotten Founder: The Life and Legacy of Christopher Gadsden
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surrendered the Continental Army garrison on May 12 to General
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In 1766, the assembly made him one of their delegates to the
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Christopher Edwards Gadsden
Christopher Gadsden
Charles Fraser
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
John Rutledge
Thomas Bee
Richard Hutson
Charleston, South Carolina
British America
Christopher Edwards Gadsden
James Gadsden
John Gadsden
Brigadier General
South Carolina 1st Regiment (Infantry)
Patriot
American Revolution
Continental Congress
brigadier general
Continental Army
American Revolutionary War
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Gadsden flag
Continental Association
Charleston, South Carolina
Royal Navy
Port of Charleston
Wiltshire
England
Bristol, England
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