List of people killed in duels
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This is a list of people killed in duels by date:
- Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of ShrewsburyFrancis Talbot, 11th Earl of ShrewsburyFrancis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury, 11th Earl of Waterford was an English peer, the second son of the 10th Earl of Shrewsbury....
, by the Duke of Buckingham — 1668 - perennial duellist Charles Mohun, 4th Baron MohunCharles Mohun, 4th Baron MohunCharles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun was an English politician best known for his frequent participation in duels and his reputation as a rake....
and James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, in Hyde Park, LondonHyde Park, LondonHyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
— 1712 - Peder TordenskjoldPeder TordenskjoldPeter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...
— 1720 - George Lockhart, ScottishScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
politician and writer, JacobiteJacobitismJacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
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— 1731 - Button GwinnettButton GwinnettButton Gwinnett was an English-born American political leader who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was the second of the signatories on the United States Declaration of Independence...
, signer of the Declaration of Independence — 1777 - Alexander HamiltonAlexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...
, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, by Vice President Aaron BurrAaron BurrAaron Burr, Jr. was an important political figure in the early history of the United States of America. After serving as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, Burr became a successful lawyer and politician...
— 1804 - Richard Dobbs SpaightRichard Dobbs SpaightRichard Dobbs Spaight was the eighth Governor of the American State of North Carolina from 1792 to 1795.-Early life:Spaight was born in New Bern, North Carolina, the son of the Secretary of the Crown in the colony...
, delegate to the Continental CongressContinental CongressThe Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
and Governor of North CarolinaGovernor of North CarolinaThe Governor of North Carolina is the chief executive of the State of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states. The current governor is Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor.-Powers:...
, by John StanlyJohn StanlyJohn Stanly was a Federalist U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1801 and 1803 and again between 1809 and 1811. He was the father of Edward Stanly....
— 1802 - Charles DickinsonCharles Dickinson (historical figure)Charles Dickinson was an American attorney, and a famous duelist. An expert marksman, Dickinson's died from injuries sustained in a duel with Andrew Jackson, who later became President of the United States.-Life:...
, by future President Andrew JacksonAndrew JacksonAndrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
— 1806 - Charles LucasCharles Lucas (Missouri)Charles Lucas was an entrepreneur and legislator in Missouri Territory who was killed in a duel with U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton.-Early life:...
, legislator in Missouri Territory, by U.S. Senator Thomas Hart BentonThomas Hart Benton (senator)Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...
—1817 - Armistead Thompson Mason, U.S. Senator from Virginia — 1819
- Stephen DecaturStephen DecaturStephen Decatur, Jr. , was an American naval officer notable for his many naval victories in the early 19th century. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester county, the son of a U.S. Naval Officer who served during the American Revolution. Shortly after attending college Decatur...
, American naval hero — 1820 - John Scott, founder and editor of the London Magazine — 1821
- Joshua BartonJoshua BartonJoshua Barton was the first Missouri Secretary of State and was involved in three duels with prominent Missouri politicians before being killed in a duel....
, first Missouri Secretary of State — 1823 - Henry Wharton ConwayHenry Wharton ConwayHenry Wharton Conway was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Arkansas Territory....
, Arkansas politician — 1827 - Évariste GaloisÉvariste GaloisÉvariste Galois was a French mathematician born in Bourg-la-Reine. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals, thereby solving a long-standing problem...
, mathematician — 1832 - Robert Lyon, last Canadian duelling fatality — 1833
- Aleksandr PushkinAleksandr PushkinAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature....
, RussianRussiansThe Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
poet and writer of the Romantic era, by Georges d'AnthèsGeorges d'AnthèsGeorges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, baron was a French military officer and politician. Despite his later career as a senator under the Second French Empire, d'Anthès's name is most famous because he killed Russia's greatest poet, Alexander Pushkin in a duel.Born in Colmar to a French royalist...
— 1837 - Peter SimpsonPeter SimpsonPeter Simpson may refer to:*Peter Simpson , Scottish football striker who played for Crystal Palace in the 1920s and 1930s*Peter Simpson , English football defender who played for Arsenal in the 1960s and 1970s...
, English Painter— 1837 - Jonathan CilleyJonathan CilleyJonathan Cilley was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine. He served part of one term in the 25th Congress. He died in office at Bladensburg, Md. as the result of being challenged to fight a duel with Congressman William J. Graves, a colleague from Kentucky...
, U.S. Representative from Maine, by William J. GravesWilliam J. GravesWilliam Jordan Graves was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Graves was born in New Castle, Kentucky, and pursued an academic course early in life, choosing to study law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Kentucky before serving as member of the State house of representatives in 1834...
— 1838 - Mikhail LermontovMikhail LermontovMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov , a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", became the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. Lermontov is considered the supreme poet of Russian literature alongside Pushkin and the greatest...
, Russian poet and writer of the Romantic era — 1841 - George A. WaggamanGeorge A. WaggamanGeorge Augustus Waggaman was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Caroline County, Maryland, he completed preparatory studies under private tutors, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Caroline County in 1811...
, U.S. Senator from Louisiana — 1843 - Samuel Hamilton Walker, Texas RangerTexas Ranger DivisionThe Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, and is based in Austin, Texas...
and U.S. Army officer — 1847 - David C. BroderickDavid C. BroderickDavid Colbreth Broderick was a Democratic U.S. Senator from California. He was a first cousin of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick.-Early life and education:...
, U.S. Senator from California — 1859 - Lucius M. WalkerLucius M. WalkerLucius Marshall "Marsh" Walker was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded in a duel with fellow general John S. Marmaduke.-Early life and career:...
, Confederate Civil War general — 1863 - Ferdinand LassalleFerdinand LassalleFerdinand Lassalle was a German-Jewish jurist and socialist political activist.-Early life:Ferdinand Lassalle was born on 11 April 1825 in Breslau , Silesia to a prosperous Jewish family descending from Upper Silesian Loslau...
, German socialist leader — 1864 - Manuel Corchado y JuarbeManuel Corchado y JuarbeManuel Corchado y Juarbe was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician who defended the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a University in Puerto Rico...
, Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician — 1884 - Felice CavallottiFelice CavallottiFelice Cavallotti was an Italian politician, poet and dramatic author.- Early career :Born in Milan, Cavallotti fought with the Garibaldian Corps in their 1860 and 1866 campaigns during the Italian Wars of Independence....
, Italian radical leader — 1898