 Sam Garrison

Samuel Alexander "Sam" Garrison III (February 21, 1942 – May 27, 2007) was a lawyer, probably best known for his role as minority counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, defending President Richard Nixon in the 1974 impeachment hearings, and for his subsequent gay activism.Garrison graduated as valedictorian of the 1959 class of Roanoke Catholic High School, aged 17.