Gadsden, James, 1788-1858
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Gadsden, James, 1788-1858
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Gadsden, James, 1788-1858
Gadsden, James
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Negotiator of the Fort Moultrie Treaty with the Seminole Indians, 1823, and the Gadsden Purchase with Mexico, 1853; planter and merchant of Charleston, S.C., and Florida; president of the S.C. Railroad, 1840-1850; graduate, Yale College, 1806; served as 2nd Lt. in the Engineer Corps during War of 1812; served as Andrew Jackson's aide-de-camp; son of Philip Gadsden; grandson of Gen. Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805).
Planter, member of the legislative council of Florida Territory, and minister to Mexico in 1853.
Railroad president and politican.
Military engineer and U.S. diplomat. Born in Charleston, S.C., Gadsden was involved in efforts to bring about an economic revival in the South in order to break its dependence on the northern states. He was active in promoting the Memphis Commercial Convention of 1845, serving on several committees and as chairman of the committee on railroads.
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Antislavery movements
Catawba Indians
Fortification
Gadsden Purchase
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Railroads
Rice trade
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Southern States
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United States
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Charleston (S.C.)
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Charleston (S.C.)
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Mexico
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Mexico, Gulf of
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Florida
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Great Britain
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Mexico
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Charleston (S.C.)
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South Carolina
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Florida
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South Carolina--Charleston County
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South Carolina
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