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. David S. Terry, from http://baseportal. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Jump to: navigation, search David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was a United States Senator and an anti-slavery advocate. ... Jump to: navigation, search A duel or duel of honour is a formalised type of armed combat in which two individuals participate. ...

Terry was born in Christian County, Kentucky. From 1855 - 1859 he was a California State Supreme Court Justice, serving as the 4th Chief Justice from 1857. Jump to: navigation, search Todd County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

David Terry was always known for his fiery temper. In 1856, he stabbed a member of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance and was arrested, but was not tried. Jump to: navigation, search 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... See also: Vigilante Vigilance committee, in the 19th century United States, denoted a group of private citizens who organized themselves for self-protection. ...

Terry was an advocate of the extension of slavery into Kansas, and the slavery issue proved to be divisive to the California Democratic Party. Although he had been a close friend of David Broderick, he accused Broderick, a "Free Soil" advocate, of having engineered his loss for re-election in the 1859 state elections. Terry issued inflammatory comments at a state convention in Sacramento, which offended Broderick. Jump to: navigation, search The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: The Big Tomato Location Location of Sacramento in California Government County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 99. ...

On September 13, 1859, Terry and Broderick met just outside the San Francisco city limits. The pistols chosen for the duel had hair triggers, and Broderick's discharged early, leaving him open for Terry's shot. At first Terry thought that he had only wounded Broderick, but the Senator died three days later. Jump to: navigation, search September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... City limits refers to the defined limits of a citys area. ...

Although Terry was acquitted of murder, he left the state and went to serve in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He came back when the war was over, but was unable to re-enter politics. For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest... Jump to: navigation, search The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right...

Terry became entangled in a mysterious divorce case in the 1880s. A young woman named Sarah Althea Hill claimed that she was the legal wife of silver millionaire William Sharon. Sharon denied that they had ever married, but Hill wanted a divorce and a share of Sharon's treasure. She lost her case, and eventually wound up marrying Terry. The Terrys appealed, and state judge Stephen J. Field, a former friend of Broderick's, heard the case. Jump to: navigation, search Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... United States Senator from Nevada William Sharon (1821-1885) profited from the Comstock Lode. ... Stephen Johnson Field (November 4, 1816 – April 9, 1899) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from May 20, 1863, to December 1, 1897. ...

Field ruled against Mr. and Mrs. Terry in a final appeal, and the Terrys vowed vengeance. David Terry assaulted Field at a train station near Stockton. Field's bodyguard (a former United States Marshal in Tombstone, Arizona) shot and killed Terry. Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: Californias Sunshine Seaport County: San Joaquin Area code: 209 ZIP code: 952xx Area:  - Total  - Water 144. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that United States Marshals be merged into this article or section. ... Tombstone is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona, founded in 1879. ...

David S. Terry is buried at Stockton Rural Cemetery in Stockton.

Sarah Terry became insane, and spent the rest of her life at the Stockton State Hospital for the Insane, where she died in 1936. She is buried next to her husband. Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...