Christopher Gadsden

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American patriot American politician human revolutionary leader

Christopher Gadsden was an American patriot leader from South Carolina, a Continental Congress delegate, and the designer of the iconic “Don’t Tread on Me” Gadsden flag during the American Revolution.

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Christopher Gadsden canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American patriot ⓘ
American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
revolutionary leader ⓘ
associatedWith Charleston Sons of Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace St. Philip’s Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1724-02-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1805-08-28 ⓘ
designed Gadsden flag NERFINISHED ⓘ
era American Revolutionary era ⓘ
Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup English American ⓘ
familyName Gadsden NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMottoOnDesign "Don’t Tread on Me" NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideology American republicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina Provincial Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch South Carolina militia NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
movement American Patriot movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor designing the Gadsden flag ⓘ
leadership in the American Revolution in South Carolina ⓘ
notableWork "Don’t Tread on Me" flag design NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gadsden flag NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation merchant ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
revolutionary leader ⓘ
opposedTo British colonial taxation policies ⓘ
Stamp Act of 1765 NERFINISHED ⓘ
participantIn American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stamp Act protests ⓘ
placeOfBirth Charleston, Province of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
brigadier general in the South Carolina militia ⓘ
delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ
religion Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
residence Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina → notableBurial → Christopher Gadsden ⓘ
James Gadsden → relative → Christopher Gadsden ⓘ
Gadsden family → hasNotableMember → Christopher Gadsden ⓘ
Gadsden family → designer → Christopher Gadsden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gadsden flag
South Carolina delegation to the Continental Congress → hasMember → Christopher Gadsden ⓘ