Gordon, Nathaniel, 1826-1862
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Name (Latin)
Gordon, Nathaniel, 1826-1862
Date of birth
1826-02-06
Date of death
1862-02-21
Associated country
United States
Gender
male
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- Soodalter, Ron. Hanging Captain Gordon, 2006:CIP galley, p. 1 (Nathaniel Gordon, 1826-1862)
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File:Execution of Gordon the slave-trader, New York, February 21, 1862 LCCN2011647819.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
Nathaniel Gordon (February 6, 1826 – February 21, 1862) was an American slave trader who was the only person in the United States to be tried, convicted, and executed by the federal government for having "engaged in the slave trade" under the Piracy Law of 1820.
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