David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was a United States Senator and an anti-slavery advocate. He was the first cousin of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick. He was born in Washington, D.C. , the son of an Irish stonecutter who had immigrated to the United States in order to work on the United States Capitol. Broderick moved with his parents to New York City in 1823, where he attended public schools. He was apprenticed to a stonecutter when young.
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- David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was a United States Senator and an anti-slavery advocate. He was the first cousin of Andrew Kennedy and Case Broderick. He was born in Washington, D.C. , the son of an Irish stonecutter who had immigrated to the United States in order to work on the United States Capitol. Broderick moved with his parents to New York City in 1823, where he attended public schools. He was apprenticed to a stonecutter when young. In 1846 he ran for election to the United States House of Representatives, but did not win the election. He moved to California in 1849 and engaged in smelting and assaying gold. Broderick began the minting of gold coins, with less value of gold in them than their face value. His $10 coins, for example, only had $8 worth of gold in them. He used the profits to finance his political aspirations. He was a member of the California State Senate from 1850–1851, serving as its president in 1851. From then on, he was effectively in absolute control of San Francisco, which under his "utterly vicious" rule soon became notorious for vast municipal corruption. In the words of his biographer Jeremiah Lynch: Enriched by the vast income earned from this, Broderick was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served there beginning March 4, 1857. At that time, just prior to the start of the American Civil War, the Democratic Party of California was divided between pro-slavery and "Free Soil" advocates. Broderick represented the Free Soil faction. One of his closest friends was David S. Terry, formerly the Chief Justice of the California State Supreme Court, an advocate of the extension of slavery into California. Terry lost his re-election bid because of his slavery platform, and he blamed Broderick for the loss. Terry made some inflammatory remarks at a party convention in Sacramento, which Broderick read. He took offense, and sent his former friend, Terry, an equally vitriolic reply. Passions escalated, and on September 13, 1859, Terry and Broderick met outside of the San Francisco city limits at Lake Merced for a duel. The pistols chosen for the duel had hair triggers, and Broderick's discharged prior to the final "one - two - three" count, firing harmlessly into the ground. Thus disarmed, he was forced to stand as Terry shot him. Terry believed the shot to be only a flesh wound, but in fact, it proved mortal. Broderick died three days later. Some maintain that his death made him a martyr, and the episode represents another small contribution to the spiral towards Civil War. He was buried under a monument erected by the state in Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco. The town of Broderick, California and Broderick Street in San Francisco were named in his honor.
- David Colbreth Broderick war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war Senator im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten für Kalifornien.
- David Colbreth Broderick, född 4 februari 1820 i Washington, D.C. , död 16 september 1859 i San Francisco, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Kalifornien i från 1857 fram till sin död. Han avled efter en duell med tidigare chefsdomaren i Kaliforniens högsta domstol David S. Terry. Brodericks far var en irländsk invandrare som arbetade som stenhuggare. Fadern hade kommit till Washington, D.C. för arbete på Kapitoliumbyggnaden. Broderick flyttade 1823 till New York med sina föräldrar. I sin tidiga ungdom blev han stenhuggare precis som fadern. Han kandiderade utan framgång till i kongressvalet 1846. Han flyttade 1849 till Kalifornien i samband med guldrushen. Guldrushen gav Broderick en möjlighet att skaffa sig en förmögenhet som han kunde använda sig av för att finansiera sin politiska karriär. Han framställde 10 dollars guldmynt, vilka var egentligen 8 dollar värda i guld. Åtskillnaden använde han sig till kampanjutgifter. Broderick tillträdde 1850 som ledamot av delstatens senat och följande år valdes han till senatens ordförande. Han var tillförordnad viceguvernör i Kalifornien 1851-1852. Han blev snabbt en mäktig politisk boss i San Francisco. Tammany Hall i New York var modellen för Brodericks politiska organisation i San Francisco. Broderick efterträdde 1857 John B. Weller som senator för Kalifornien. En av hans vänner var David S. Terry som tillträdde samma år som chefsdomare i delstatens högsta domstol. Deras vänskap bröts på grund av slaverifrågan. Juristen Terry var en förespråkare för introduktionen av slaveriet i Kalifornien men Broderick var emot. När Terry 1859 förlorade sitt mandat som chefsdomare, beskyllde han Broderick för det inträffade. Han yttrade sig om senatorn i nedsättande ordalag på ett partimöte i Sacramento. Senator Broderick reagerade häftigt och det hela resulterade i en duell den 13 september vid Lake Merced. Senatorn träffades av Terrys första skott och han avled tre dagar senare. Han efterträddes som senator av Henry P. Haun.
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- David Colbreth Broderick war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war Senator im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten für Kalifornien.
- David Colbreth Broderick, född 4 februari 1820 i Washington, D.C. , död 16 september 1859 i San Francisco, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Kalifornien i från 1857 fram till sin död. Han avled efter en duell med tidigare chefsdomaren i Kaliforniens högsta domstol David S. Terry. Brodericks far var en irländsk invandrare som arbetade som stenhuggare. Fadern hade kommit till Washington, D.C. för arbete på Kapitoliumbyggnaden.
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