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Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services. Harry Milner Whittington of Austin passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday, February 4, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 3, 1927, to Roy and Clara Whittington in Henderson, Texas.
- Prominent Texas Republican
- Fateful Hunting Trip
- Whittington on His Famous Apology
A longtime Austin lawyer, Whittington represented clients including “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000). He rose to prominence in the Texas Republican Party over the years, working on campaigns for presidents George H.W. Bush (1924–2018)and George W. Bush, as well as working with and becoming a friend to Karl Rove, senior advisor to ...
Whittington and Cheney were among the participants on a quail hunting trip at a ranch in southern Texas in 2006 – though news reports at the time characterized the two as good friends, Whittington later clarified that they didn’t know each other well and simply happened to be on the same hunting trip. As dusk began to fall, Cheney swung around and ...
“It really wasn’t that. I didn’t intend it that way. It was more of a sense of disappointment that it happened at all. I’m sure it must have been difficult for Mr. Cheney and his family. I still feel the same way.” —from a 2010 interview for the Washington Post
7. Feb. 2023 · Harry Whittington, the Texas lawyer shot by Dick Cheney in 2006, dies at 95. AUSTIN, Texas – Harry Whittington, a pioneering Texas Republican and prominent Austin lawyer who found...
- John C. Moritz
7. Feb. 2023 · Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died. He was 95. Whittington died at his...
6. Feb. 2023 · Harry Whittington, the prominent Texas lawyer and Republican operative whom Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot with a 28-gauge shotgun during a 2006 quail hunting trip, leaving over...
Whittington married Mercedes Baker in 1950, and they had four daughters. He died at his home in Austin on February 4, 2023, at age 95, from complications of a fall he sustained earlier in the year. References
7. Feb. 2023 · Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died. He was 95. Whittington died at his home Saturday in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday.
