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An outlaw had usually been convicted of a crime, such as Black Bart, but may have only gained a reputation as operating outside the law, such as Ike Clanton. Some of those listed may have also served in law enforcement, like Marshal Burt Alvord who subsequently became an outlaw, and some outlaws like Johnny Ringo were deputized at one time or ...
A number of Old West gangs left a lasting impression on ... The Cowboys (1877–1881) [7 ... The Last Western Outlaw Gang; High Fives Gang (1895–1897) Hole ...
The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American Old West (circa 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre. Cattlemen, ranchers, and cowboys
Name Portrait Life Years active Comments Ref. John Hicks Adams: No image available: 1830–1878 1864–1878 Sheriff, Santa Clara County, California, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Arizona Territory: Alfred Shea Addis: 1832–1886 1883–1886 Territorial Marshal, Tucson, Arizona 1883–1886; Deputy US Marshal, Grant County [1] William "Red" Angus: No ...
Works about outlaws of the American Old West (5 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Outlaws of the American Old West" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total.
The word cowboy did not begin to come into wider usage until the 1870s. The men who drove cattle for a living were usually called cowhands, drovers, or stockmen. [4] While cowhands were still respected in West Texas, [5] in Cochise County the outlaws' crimes and their notoriety grew such that during the 1880s it was an insult to call a legitimate cattleman a "cowboy."
Robert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, [1] was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West.
John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon.Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age.