Christopher Edwards Gadsden
Christopher Edwards Gadsden (November 25, 1785 – June 24, 1852) was the fourth Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina.
The Right Reverend Christopher Edwards Gadsden D.D. | |
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| Bishop of South Carolina | |
Portrait of Rev. Christopher Edwards Gadsden by Charles Fraser (1819) | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | South Carolina |
| Elected | January 1840 |
| In office | 1840–1852 |
| Predecessor | Nathaniel Bowen |
| Successor | Thomas F. Davis |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 14, 1810 by James Madison |
| Consecration | June 21, 1840 by Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1785 Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | June 24, 1852 (aged 66) Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Buried | St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Philip Gadsden & Catherine Edwards |
| Spouse | Eliza Allston Bowman (m. 1816; d. 1826) Jane Dewes (m. 1830) |
| Children | 8 |
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