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1832: William Nairne Clark (barrister, news proprietor and explorer) fought a duel at Cantonment Hill, Fremantle, Western Australia, with pistols with George French Johnson (merchant), fatally wounding him in the right hip. Clark was subsequently charged with, and acquitted of, the murder of his opponent. [7] [8]
William Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. [1] A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri.
William Nairne Clark (1804–1854) was a public notary and publisher, active at the Swan River Colony and Tasmanian settlements founded in Australia. The son of Charles Clark of Princeland, he was born in Scotland at Coupar Angus , Perthshire , to Marjory, née Barclay.
Claiborne bestowed a ceremonial flag and 'colors' on the battalion, an act which would enmesh him in a duel three years later. The duel was held in then-Spanish territory, near the current Houmas House plantation, with his arch-enemy Daniel Clark. On June 8, 1807, the Governor was shot through one thigh, with the bullet lodging in the other leg ...
William Duell was 17 years old when he was convicted of the rape of Sarah Griffin in Acton, London, England. [1] [2] He was sentenced to death.On 24 November 1740, he was hanged in Tyburn, along with four others, but survived the hanging; his sentence was commuted to transportation to America, where he died at an advanced age following the revolution.
Jonathan Cilley, U.S. Representative from Maine, by William J. Graves – 1838 [38] Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and writer of the Romantic era – 1841 [39] George A. Waggaman, U.S. Senator from Louisiana – 1843 [40] James Alexander Seton, the last British person to die in a duel in the United Kingdom – 1845
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. American explorer and Governor (1774–1809) Meriwether Lewis Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale, c. 1807 2nd Governor of the Louisiana Territory In office March 3, 1807 – October 11, 1809 Appointed by Thomas Jefferson Preceded by James Wilkinson Succeeded by Benjamin Howard Commander of ...
No duel [19] Planned but forestalled by the Battle of Gettysburg [19] [20] Major General John S. Marmaduke: Brigadier General Lucius M. Walker: September 6, 1863: Arkansas: Walker killed: Main article: Marmaduke–Walker duel: Lieutenant William H. Dorsey Mr. Adler of Baltimore [d] December 13, 1863: Maryland – near Bowling Green, Caroline ...