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  • BAT MASTERSON
    ....Bat Masterson in 1879, age 26


    Information from
    Legends of America
    Wikpedia
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    Born
    November 26, 1853
    Henriville, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada East


    Died
    October 25, 1921 (aged 67)
    New York City, New York, USA


    Resting place
    Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York


    Occupation
    Gambler
    United States Army Scout
    buffalo hunter
    Lawman (Sheriff and U.S. Marshal)
    Journalist
    Gunfighter


    Years active
    1872 – 1900
    1908–1912


    Parents
    Thomas M. Masterson


    Relatives
    James Patrick Masterson (brother)
    Edward John Masterson (brother)


    Mini-Biography
    Born in Canada on November 26, 1853, Bat Masterson
    began working as a buffalo hunter and army scout in 1873.
    Over the next decade, Masterson was a lawman, saloon keeper and gambler.
    During this time, he befriended legendary lawman Wyatt Earp
    in both Dodge City, Kansas, and Tombstone, Arizona.


    Masterson spent his later years in New York City, working as a sports
    and features writer for various publications.
    He died in New York City on October 25, 1921



    Over the next decade, he worked intermittently as the Ford County sheriff (1877-79)
    and a deputy U.S. marshal (1879), but largely made his living as a saloon keeper and gambler.



    Deputies Bat Masterson (standing)
    and Wyatt Earp in Dodge City, 1876.
    The scroll on Earp's chest is a cloth pin-on badge


    Masterson was a good friend and associate of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp,
    who served both Dodge City, Kansas, and Tombstone, Arizona.
    His brothers, Ed and James Masterson, were also Dodge City lawmen.



    The "Dodge City Peace Commission" June 10, 1883.
    From left to right, standing: William H. Harris, Luke Short,
    Bat Masterson, William F. Petillon. Seated: Charlie Bassett, Wyatt Earp,
    Michael Francis "Frank" McLean and Cornelius "Neil" Brown.


    Later Years
    Masterson spent his later years in New York City. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt
    appointed him deputy U.S. marshal for the southern district of New York, a position that Masterson held until 1907. His enthusiasm for boxing and other sports led him to become a feature writer for Human Life Magazine, a sports writer, and eventually the sports editor of the New York Morning Telegraph.



    Bat Masterson circa 1911 in New York City


    Masterson died of a heart attack on October 25, 1921, in New York City.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 11 times, last by ethanedwards ().