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Nathaniel Gordon

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American slave trader (1826-1862)

United StatesBusiness ProfessionalsLived 1826 to 1862 · aged 36
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Nathaniel Gordon 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", which was deemed an act of piracy when committed by American citizens under the Piracy Law of 1820.

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Presentment by a federal grand jury, charging Nathaniel Gordon before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York with the crime of slave trading, October 25, 1860Presentment by a federal grand jury, charging Nathaniel Gordon before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York with the crime of slave trading, October 25, 1860

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Nathaniel Gordon 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", which was deemed an act of piracy when committed by American citizens under the Piracy Law of 1820. As such, Gordon was also the last person to be executed for piracy in the United States.

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United States
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Business Professionals
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Business Professional
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deceased
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Lived 1826 to 1862 · aged 36
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