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Government service

Over the years, he has been appointed to several committees and commissions, including the Office of Patient Protection Executive Committee (a committee formed by the governor of Texas to ensure the rights of patients), the Texas Public Finance Authority Board, and the Texas Department of Corrections. In the 1980s, as an appointee of Gov.

Land dispute

In 2000, Whittington began fighting a legal case involving the eminent domain seizure of a city block of property he owned in Austin. In 2013, after various court proceedings, a Texas district court awarded the title of the property to the city of Austin and ordered the city to pay Whittington $10,500,000 in compensation for the property.

Hunting incident

On Saturday, February 11, 2006, Whittington was accidentally shot by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip, at a ranch in south Texas. Most of the damage from the shotgun blast was to the right side of his body, including damage to his face, neck, and chest; causing a collapsed lung.

Who killed Harry Whittington?

Texas attorney Harry Whittington (pictured) was accidentally shot by then-Vice President Dick Cheney during a 2006 hunting trip. (KELLY WEST/AP) Whittington and his family frequently dine on quail, a delicacy in southern Texas hunting households.

How many pellets did Cheney shoot?

Cheney's shot sprayed as many as 200 birdshot pellets into Whittington's face, neck and chest during the 2006 hunting trip at Texas' Armstrong ranch. While the then-vice president admitted that he was "the guy who pulled the trigger," he never said a public "sorry" to his wounded co-hunter.

Did Whittington apologize for the accident?

It was an accident," he told the Daily News. "He expressed his concern about me publically, but he never had reason to apologize because we knew how seriously he was affected by it.". Accidents are common in quail hunting, said Whittington, who hunted for 50 years without incident before the accident.

Did Dick Cheney apologize for the 2006 accident?

Dick Cheney never apologized after the 2006 accident. (DAVID BOHRER/ASSOCIATED PRESS) At 88, he's in great health, he said. Many of the pellets are still in his neck and face because they haven't moved or caused him any medical problems.

Overview

Harry M. Whittington (born March 3, 1927) is an American lawyer, real estate investor, and political figure from Austin, Texas, who received international media attention following an incident on February 11, 2006, when he was accidentally shot in the face, neck, and torso by Vice President Dick Cheney while hunting quail with two women on a ranch in Kenedy County, Texas, near Corpus Christi.

Government service

Land dispute

Hunting incident

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