Gadsden family
E190072
The Gadsden family was a prominent colonial-era family in South Carolina, influential in commerce and politics and associated with early American revolutionary leadership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gadsden family canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Carolina family
ⓘ
colonial American family ⓘ historical family ⓘ historical flag ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
American Revolutionary period
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gadsden flag
ⓘ
Gadsden flag ⓘ Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Christopher Gadsden ⓘ |
| family | Gadsden family self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember | Christopher Gadsden ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
colonial trade policy in South Carolina
ⓘ
revolutionary politics in South Carolina ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial influence in colonial South Carolina
ⓘ
participation in American independence movement ⓘ political influence in colonial South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Carolina ⓘ |
| motto |
Don’t Tread on Me
ⓘ
surface form:
"Don’t Tread on Me"
|
| notableFor |
designing the Gadsden flag
ⓘ
leadership in the South Carolina Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
politician ⓘ revolutionary leader ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial elite of South Carolina ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
ⓘ
brigadier general in the South Carolina militia ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Lowcountry of South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowcountry South Carolina
|
| socialStatus | elite planter-merchant class ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Christopher Gadsden