James Gadsden (May 15, 1788 - December 25, 1858). Namesake of the Gadsden Purchase, in which the United States purchased from Mexico the land that became the southern portion of Arizona and New Mexico. He was born in 1788 in Charleston, South Carolina, the grandson of American Revolutionary patriot Christopher Gadsden. He received his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1806. After a career as a US Army officer, … Wikipedia
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