Show Due duelists listis barred barre d from office in many states south carolina has a provision in its constitution requiring a man taking oath of office to declare that he had not challenged anyone to a duel nor ought fought a duel since being noal bated virginia required an oath 0 of this kind until 1028 1923 when this particular provision was wag eliminated other states have in their constitutions sections forbidding domce holders or legislators to participate in dueling while the practice of dueling has been practically dead in this country for or many years there was a time when it was most popular particularly among legislators henry cloy clay of 0 kentucky fought two famous amous duels one with john randolph A kentucky congressman named graved ought fought and killed a maine congressman named cilley to in 1838 political arguments a hundred sears fears ago otten often ended in chal lenges to duels to prevent scandals of this kind at least during their terms of office many of tho the states passed laws lawa against dueling some inserting these prohibitions in their state constitutions and oaths of odice |