David C. Broderick

David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was a United States Senator and an anti-slavery advocate. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 389 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2824 × 4352 pixel, file size: 1,021 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Permission PD (This summary was created using Commons SumItUp) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 389 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2824 × 4352 pixel, file size: 1,021 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Permission PD (This summary was created using Commons SumItUp) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Slave redirects here. ...

He was born in Washington, DC, the son of an Irish stonecutter who had immigrated to the United States in order to work on the United States Capitol. Broderick moved with his parents to New York City in 1823, where he attended public schools. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Stonecutter is one of twelve magical Swords in Fred Saberhagens Books of the Swords series. ... The United States Capitol The United States Capitol is the capitol building that serves as the location for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area...

He was apprenticed to a stonecutter when young. In 1846 he ran for election to the United States House of Representatives, but did not win the election. He moved to California in 1849 and engaged in smelting and assaying gold. Broderick began the minting of gold coins, with less value of gold in them than their face value. His $10 coins, for example, only had $8 worth of gold in them. He used the profits to finance his political aspirations. If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Electric phosphate smelting furnace in a TVA chemical plant (1942) Chemical reduction, or smelting, is a form of extractive metallurgy. ... An assay is a procedure where the concentration of a component part of a mixture is determined. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...

He was a member of the California State Senate from 1850–1851, serving as its president in 1851. Broderick was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served there beginning March 4, 1857. California state Senate chamber California State Senate Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

At that time, just prior to the start of the American Civil War, the Democratic Party of California was divided between pro-slavery and "Free Soil" advocates. Broderick represented the Free Soil faction. One of his closest friends was David S. Terry, formerly the Chief Justice of the California State Supreme Court, an advocate of the extension of slavery into California. Terry lost his re-election bid because of his slavery platform, and he blamed Broderick for the loss. This article is becoming very long. ... In the United States, Free Soil was a position taken by northern citizens and politicians in the 19th century advocating that all new U.S. territory be closed to slavery. ... David Smith Terry (March 8, 1823 - August 14, 1889) was a California politician, perhaps best known for his having killed United States Senator David C. Broderick in a duel. ... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme...

Terry made some inflammatory remarks at a party convention in Sacramento, which Broderick read. He took offense, and sent his former friend, Terry, an equally vitriolic reply. Passions escalated, and on September 13, 1859, Terry and Broderick met outside of the San Francisco city limits at Lake Merced for a duel. Nickname: River City Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... City limits refers to the defined limits of a citys area. ... Lake Merced Lake Merced is a freshwater lake located in the southwest corner of San Francisco, California. ... A duel is a formalized type of combat. ...

The pistols chosen for the duel had hair triggers, and Broderick's discharged prior to the final "one - two - three" count, firing harmlessly into the ground. Thus disarmed, he was forced to stand as Terry shot him. Terry believed the shot to be only a flesh wound, but in fact, it proved mortal. Broderick died three days later. Some maintain that his death made him a martyr, and the episode represents another small contribution to the spiral towards Civil War. This article is becoming very long. ...

He is buried under a monument erected by the state in Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco. The town of Broderick, California[1] and Broderick Street in San Francisco are named after him. Broderick is a city in California. ...

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External links

• David Broderick's Memorial