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James Gadsden (May 15, 1788 - December 25, 1858). Namesake of the Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase

The Gadsden Purchase is a region of what is today southern Arizona and New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed by President Franklin Pierce on June 24, 1853, and then ratified by the U.S....
, in which the United States purchased from Mexico
Mexico

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 the land that became the southern portion of Arizona
Arizona

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 and New Mexico
New Mexico

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as born in 1788 in Charleston
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, South Carolina
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, the grandson of American Revolution
American Revolution

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ary patriot Christopher Gadsden
Christopher Gadsden

Christopher Gadsden , a soldier and statesman from South Carolina, was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement in the American Revolution....
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James Gadsden
James Gadsden (May 15, 1788 - December 25, 1858). Namesake of the Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase

The Gadsden Purchase is a region of what is today southern Arizona and New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed by President Franklin Pierce on June 24, 1853, and then ratified by the U.S....
, in which the United States purchased from Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 the land that became the southern portion of Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
 and New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
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He was born in 1788 in Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the largest city and county seat of Charleston County....
, South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
, the grandson of American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
ary patriot Christopher Gadsden
Christopher Gadsden

Christopher Gadsden , a soldier and statesman from South Carolina, was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement in the American Revolution....
. He received his bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

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 from Yale University
Yale University

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 in 1806.

Gadsden served in the United States Army
United States Army

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 under General (and future US president) Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson

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 during the War of 1812
War of 1812

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 and again in the newly-acquired territory of Florida
History of Florida

The history of Florida can be traced back to when the first Native Americans in the United States began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago....
 in the early 1820s. While in Florida, Gadsden established Fort Gadsden
Fort Gadsden

Fort Gadsden is located in Franklin County, Florida, Florida, on the Apalachicola River. The site contains the ruins of two forts, and has been known by several other names at various times, including Prospect Bluff Fort, Nichol's Fort, British Post, Negro Fort, African Fort, and Fort Apalachicola....
 in the Florida panhandle
Florida Panhandle

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 and helped to establish Fort Brooke
Fort Brooke

Fort Brooke was a historical military post situated on the east bank of the Hillsborough River in present-day Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Convention Center currently stands at the site....
 at the site of present-day Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, Florida, on the west coast of the state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County....
. Gadsden then left the army and was appointed a commissioner in 1823 to assist the government in moving the Seminoles to reservations in Oklahoma
Oklahoma

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. Gadsden County in Florida was named in his honor.

He served as president of the South Carolina Railroad Company
South Carolina Rail Road

The South Carolina Rail Road was the direct successor of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, which had operated its 136-mile line from Charleston, SC to Hamburg, SC since 1833....
 from 1840 to 1850 and promoted the construction of a transcontinental railroad
Transcontinental railroad

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 by the southern route. In 1853, he was appointed U.S. minister to Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 to negotiate the Gadsden Treaty which led to the Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase

The Gadsden Purchase is a region of what is today southern Arizona and New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed by President Franklin Pierce on June 24, 1853, and then ratified by the U.S....
 by the United States
United States

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 from Mexico of about in the southern section of what is now Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
 and southwestern New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
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