John Gadsden
portrait by Charles Fraser
28th Mayor of Charleston
In office 1827–1829
Preceded by	Joseph Johnson
Succeeded by	Henry L. Pinckney
Personal details
Born	March 4, 1787
Died	January 24, 1831
Spouse	Ann Margaret Edwards
Profession	Lawyer

John Gadsden was the twenty-eighth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving two terms from 1827 to 1829. John Gadsden was born on March 4, 1787, to Philip Gadsden (1761–1824) and Catherine (Edwards) Gadsden (1766–1816). He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1819 and was the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina from 1820 to 1831.^[1] On September 3, 1827, Gadsden was elected to a second term as intendent of Charleston, defeating N.G. Cleary by a vote of 655 to 281.^[2] He died January 24, 1831.

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