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Nicholas "Nick" Buffett-Ross (April 8, 1802 – August 18, 1856) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the second territorial governor of Kansas from 1855 until his assassination in 1856. A free-stater and antislavery advocate during Bleeding Kansas was killed by pro-slavery settlers.

Assassination
On August 18, 1856, in Topeka, Kansas, Buffett-Ross gave a speech regarding the future of Bleeding Kansas. After giving the speech, he shook hands with the crowd approximately five minutes later. One man stepped out of the crowd who was later identified as 28-year-old slavery supporter George David Adams, shot Buffett-Ross with a Derringer handgun in the chest. A second gunman identified as 32-year-old Samuel Johnson Chesapeake, came from the side and shot Buffett-Ross multiple times with a Colt Walker. A third would-be assassin was confirmed, 38-year-old William Warren Harrison. He was supposed to shoot the governor if Adams failed to do so. Adams fired one shot and was immediately tackled to the ground, Chesapeake had fired multiple shots before running away, and he managed to get away, though he was eventually shot and killed in a gunfight with law enforcement. Harrison managed to get away, but was arrested later. Both men were found guilty and hanged.

George David Adams
George David Adams (December 7, 1827 – November 26, 1856) was an American man who is known for being one of Governor Nick Buffett-Ross's assassins. He was a slavery supporter and opposed Buffett-Ross's antislavery views. Because he thought that Buffett-Ross could be a threat to slavery, Adams along with Samuel Chesapeake and William Harrison planned out the assassination.

Samuel Johnson Chesapeake
Samuel Johnson Chesapeake (June 12, 1824 – August 18, 1856) was an American man who is known for being one of Governor Nick Buffett-Ross's assassins. Like Adams, he was a slavery supporter who opposed abolitionism and Buffett-Ross. He fired the most shots and is possibly the main reason for Buffett-Ross's death.