David S. Terry
David S. Terry | |
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| 4th Chief Justice of California | |
| In office September 18, 1857 – September 12, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Murray |
| Succeeded by | Stephen J. Field |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California | |
| In office November 15, 1855 – September 17, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Henry Bryan |
| Succeeded by | Warner Cope |
| Delegate to the Second Constitutional Convention of California | |
| In office September 28, 1878 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Constituency | San Joaquin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1823 Russellville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1889 (aged 66) Lathrop, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Relations | Benjamin Franklin Terry (brother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
| Branch/service | United States Cavalry Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 8th Texas Cavalry |
| Commands | 37th Texas Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War U.S. Civil War |
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David Smith Terry (March 8, 1823 – August 14, 1889) was an American politician and jurist who served as the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court of California; he was an author of the state's 1879 Constitution.
Terry killed U.S. Senator David C. Broderick in a duel in 1859. On August 14, 1889, Terry attacked Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Field and was shot and killed by Deputy U.S. Marshal David Neagle.