© Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, updated August 2019. This often led them to employ men who were known to be expert in the use of firearms. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Andrew C. Alexander – U.S. Deputy Marshal in Arizona Territory commissioned on July 1, 1896. The Old West was often a lawless place, where outlaws frequently reigned supreme. After accomplishing their goals, they were disbanded in 1909. William David “Dave” Allison (1861-1923) – A career lawman, Allison served as a six-time elected sheriff in Midland, Texas; an Arizona Ranger; a Texas Ranger; and various other positions in Texas and New Mexico. While working as sheriff of Arizona’s Apache County, Commodore Perry Owens earned fame for his 1886 shoot-out in Holbrook, where he killed three of the Blevins crew and wounded a fourth in five shots. Lawman is a 1971 American western film produced and directed by Michael Winner and starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb and Robert Duvall. He was killed by two cattle rustlers in 1923. However, as more and more families, women, and working pioneers headed westward, they demanded law and order.

The gunfighter era was an outgrowth of the Civil War. Jack Abernathy holding wolf standing next to President Theodore Roosevelt. Christopher Columbus Ayers – U.S. Deputy Marshal and jailer working out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. When Marshal White asked the leader to stop shooting the man walked up to him.

Tom Adams – Special Officer in Carter County, Oklahoma.

Just a few of these men included Tom Horn, Burton Alford, J.J. Webb, and Henry Newton Brown.

John Adams – Deputy Sheriff of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Texas Rangers working near the Rio Grande, abt 1910. “Pistol Pete” Eaton – Fastest Draw in Indian Territory, Camillus Sidney Fly – Arizona Photographer and Lawman, John B. Jones – Commanding the Texas Rangers, Fred Lambert – Lawman & Artist of Cimarron, New Mexico, Frank Latta – How Skill Caught a Criminal & Luck Saved the Lawman’s Life, William Sidney “Cap” Light – Texas Marshal and Soapy Smith Man. Robert Andrew – Serving as a deputy sheriff in Oklahoma, he arrested Ragged Bill and discovered the Doolin Gang Hideout. Agee – Deputy Sheriff of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. However, honest people were also moving to the west and over time, they determined to rid their towns and areas of the lawlessness. With many men without opportunities for jobs, their homes and lands in ruins, family members killed or missing, and few skills, with the exception of gun handling, they headed westward in search of new lives. Required fields are marked *.

Where this was not possible or the lawmen were ineffective, invariably vigilante groups would form. Jacob T. Ayers – U.S. Deputy Marshal working out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Our cookies are delicious. Old West Kansas Old West Lawmen, produced by Legends of America, music by Scott Buckley. Though the vast majority of these Old West lawmen were honorable and heroic figures, ironically, many of them rode both sides of the fence and can be found on both our Lawmen List as well as our Outlaw List. He worked in the 1870s as a police officer in Wichita and Dodge City, Kansas, where he befriended the gunmen Doc Holliday … After serving time, he went to Texas where he became a U.S. customs inspector and the Terrell County Sheriff in 1905. William Edward Armorer – U.S. Deputy Marshal working out of Fort Smith, Arkansas, assigned to the Indian Territory. Orr William Annis (1859-1931) – A cattleman, businessman, and U.S. Deputy Marshal in Indian Territory and Sheriff of Payne County, Oklahoma from 1897-1901. Arizona Rangers (1901-1909) – Organized in 1901 to protect Arizona Territory from outlaws and rustlers. Wyatt Earp was born on March 19, 1848. Lawman Summaries (name begins with) A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z, Bud Ballew – Gunfighter & Lawman of Oklahoma, Johnny Harris Behan – First Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, Hamilton Butler Bell – Transforming Wicked Dodge City, George Bravin – Tombstone’s British Marshal, William Milton Breckenridge – Lawman, Surveyor & Author, William “Billy” Brooks – Lawman and Horse Thief, Henry Newton Brown – Outlaw Marshal of Kansas, Seth Bullock – Finest Type of Frontiersman, Rufus Cannon – Important African-American U.S. Deputy Marshal, Scott Cooley – Texas Ranger Turned Killer, John Doherty (Death of a Sheriff – Murder and Conspiracy in the Old West), Wyatt Earp – Frontier Lawman of the American West, Wyatt Earp in “Arizona The Youngest State”, Virgil Earp – Upholding the Law of the West, Frank B.

John P. Anderson – Policeman in Perry, Oklahoma Territory. In 1880s, Garrett became the Lincoln County Sheriff and secured his reputation when he gunned down one of the most popular bad guys in the Old West, William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid. Your email address will not be published. Marshals — being responsible for taking the national census and distributing Presidential proclamations. In these places, saloons, dance houses, and brothels, easily outnumbered legitimate other businesses, and in many cases, the towns were under the control of less than decent citizens. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Lawman (TV Series 1958–1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Your email address will not be published. He might have been a U.S. But, even a young Bill Tilghman was once charged with stealing when he was a young man and so was Wyatt Earp. Willard R. Ayers (1847-1880) – Willard Rufus Ayers was a U.S. Deputy Marshal working out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. This is a list of Old West … Many lawmen received no pay other than a percentage of any money that those they arrested might be fined, or the collection of bounties on the heads of wanted men. Fielding Alston – Texas lawman Alston served as a lieutenant in the Texas Rangers in 1847. What the lawmen and the outlaws had in common, besides their gun handling skills, was their willingness to risk their lives to enforce the law or to commit a crime. We use cookies. Edwin Aten – Joined the Texas Rangers after his brother Ira Aten and was assigned to Company D. Ira Aten (1862–1953) – Ira Aten was a Texas Ranger who was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame. ?-1898) – William “Bill” Arnold was deputized as a posseman by U.S. Deputy Marshal Hess Bussey on the evening of March 17, 1898, and was killed in the line of duty. Mysterious Dave Mather – Lawman or Outlaw? He was killed in the line of duty. He was right, and the era of the Old West was near its ending; However, crime would remain as it does today, and the need for lawmen (and women) continues.

There were no laws, no courts, and little or no government, and because of this, it easily lured numerous criminals, some of who were escaping punishment for other crimes, some who wanted to take advantage of its having no laws, and probably a few who wanted to start over. He was killed in the line of duty with Marshal Cornelius Finley in 1878. After leaving the Texas Rangers, he later settled at Cookville, Texas and became a chaplain for the Texas Ex-Rangers’ Association.

?-1878) – A U.S. Deputy Marshal in Dallas after the Civil War, Anderson tracked Bill Collins, a wanted train robber, to Pembina in Dakota Territory (North Dakota) where they shot and killed each other in a gunfight. Charles Askins – Charles Askins was an American lawman, U.S. Army officer, and writer known for his skills as a gunman and work in the American Border Patrol. He worked in the 1870s as a police officer in Wichita and Dodge City, Kansas, where he befriended the gunmen Doc Holliday and Bat Masterson. The wild and lawless period in the West lasted for about 70 years, with the first shooting incident by a person who could be considered a professional gunman taking place in Texas in 1854. Marshal Fred White was shot and killed by a group of five outlaws who were shooting up the town.

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