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About Nathaniel Gordon
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.
Everything about Nathaniel Gordon →- Occupation
- businessperson, slave trader
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 6, 1826
- Died
- February 21, 1862