Christopher Edwards Gadsden

The Right Reverend

Christopher Edwards Gadsden

D.D.
Bishop of South Carolina
Portrait of Rev. Christopher Edwards Gadsden by Charles Fraser (1819)
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouth Carolina
ElectedJanuary 1840
In office1840–1852
PredecessorNathaniel Bowen
SuccessorThomas F. Davis
Orders
OrdinationApril 14, 1810
by James Madison
ConsecrationJune 21, 1840
by Alexander Viets Griswold
Personal details
Born(1785-11-17)November 17, 1785
DiedJune 24, 1852(1852-06-24) (aged 66)
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
BuriedSt. Philip's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsPhilip Gadsden & Catherine Edwards
SpouseEliza Allston Bowman (m. 1816; d. 1826)
Jane Dewes (m. 1830)
Children8
Relatives

Christopher Edwards Gadsden (November 25, 1785 – June 24, 1852) was the fourth Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina.