Harriel G. Geiger
Harriel "Hal" G. Geiger (ca. 1840 - 1886) was a legislator in Texas. He was elected as a Greenback Party candidate.[1] He served from January 1879 to January 1881. He lost re-election but won a seat in a special election and served from April 1882 until January 1883. He lost re-election in 1882 and was convicted of bribery.[1]
Harriel G. Geiger | |
|---|---|
| Texas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1879 – January 1881 | |
| In office April 1882 – January 1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1840 South Carolina |
| Died | 1886 (aged 45–46) |
Geiger was also a candidate for sheriff of Robertson County, Texas in 1884. He may have become a lawyer and was murdered, shot 5 times at point blank range, by White judge O. D. Cannon for making "insolent" remarks and not showing enough deference to his honor. Geiger survived for a while before eventually succumbing to his wounds. A trial was held and jury cleared Cannon after a brief deliberation.[2][1] Judge Cannon was convicted of murdering another unarmed lawyer, one of his neighbors, in 1899.[3]
Geiger is described as having had one eye.[4]
References
- "TSHA | Geiger, Harriel G." www.tshaonline.org.
- https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2828&context=ethj
- https://casetext.com/case/cannon-v-the-state-4
- Pitre, Merline (July 25, 2016). "Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898". Texas A&M University Press – via Google Books.