Gadsden

Christopher, an American patriot; born in Charleston, S. C., in 1724; was educated in England; returned to the United States in 1741 and later engaged in busine in Philadelphia; was a member of the first Colonial Congre which convened in New York in October, 1765; was also a member of the first Continental Congre which a embled in Philadelphia in 1774. He joined the American army as colonel at the beginning of the Revolvtion; was promoted Brigadier-General in September, 1776; was a prisoner for 42 weeks in Fort Augustine; and was elected governor of South Carolina in 1782, but refused to serve, owing to old age. He died in Charleston, S. C., Aug. 28, 1805.