Terry, David S. (David Smith), 1823-1889
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Fuller Name
- David Smith
Variants
- Terry, David Smith, 1823-1889
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1823-03-08
Death Date
- 1889-08-14
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1855
- Organization: California. Supreme Court
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1878
- Affiliation End: 1879
- Organization: California. Constitutional Convention (1878-1879)
Birth Place
- Todd County (Ky.)
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
(lcsh) Lawyers--California
(lcsh) Judges--California
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Earlier Established Forms
- Terry, David Smith, 1823-1889
Sources
- found: His S. A. Sharon, plaintiff and respondent, vs. F. W. Sharon ... 1887.
- found: In the Circuit Court of the United States, Ninth Circuit, Northern District of California, 1888?:title page (David S. Terry)
- found: Buchanan, Albert Russell. David S. Terry of California, dueling judge, 1956:title page (David S. Terry)
- found: Who was who in America, 1607-1896:(Terry, David Smith; jurist, army officer, political leader; born Todd County, Ky., March 8, 1823; volunteer in war for Texas independence, 1836; served as lt. in company Tex. Rangers Mexican War; practiced law in Stockton, California; elected assoc. justice California Supreme Court, 1855; chief justice, 1857-1859; sent to San Francisco to aid in organizing resistance to Vigilantes, 1856; joined Confederate Army, 1863; returned to California and resumed practice of law in Stockton, 1869; elected to Cal. Constitutional Convention, 1878; killed in Stockton, August 14, 1889)
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Change Notes
- 1980-08-01: new
- 2016-05-20: revised
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