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• Bass Reeves (1839–1910) - One of the most famous and effective U.S. Deputy Marshal Indian Territory.

• Andrew L. Roberts, aka: Buckshot Roberts, Bill Williams (18??-1878) - A Texas Ranger, outlaw, and member of King Fisher's Gang in New Mexico, Roberts heroically stood up against Billy the Kid and the Regulators in 1878 in what's known as Buckshot Roberts Last Stand.

• Ben A. Robertson, aka: Ben Burton, Ben Wheeler (1854?-1884) - A lawman and outlaw, Robertson, originally from Texas made his way throughout the west until he settled in Kansas, where he went to work for Marshal Henry Brown as a deputy in Caldwell. Excellent lawmen, they suddenly turned outlaw and robbed a bank in Medicine Lodge, Kansas and were lynched on April 30, 1884.

• Isaac "Ike" Rogers (18??-1897) -  A U.S. Deputy Marshal, Rogers captured Cherokee Bill on January 29, 1895. He was killed at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma by Cherokee Bill's brother in 1897.

• John H. Rogers (1863–1930) - A lawman for fifty years, Rogers joined the Texas Rangers in 1882 but was later appointed as a U.S. Deputy Marshal. He returned to the Rangers and served as a captain until his death on November 11, 1930.

• David Rudabaugh, aka: Dirty Dave (1854-1886) - Better known as an outlaw, Rudabaugh briefly served as a lawman in Las Vegas, New Mexico. However, this was as part of the crooked Dodge City Gang. He rode with the likes of the Roark Gang, Doc Holliday, and Billy the Kid. He was shot and beheaded by vigilantes in Mexico in 1886.

• Thomas H. Rynning (1866-19??) -  Rynning fought in the Indian Wars and was one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders before he was recruited to the Arizona Rangers. He was appointed captain the following year when Burton Mossman resigned in 1902.

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• George W. Scarborough (1859-1903) - Was elected sheriff of Jones County, Texas, in 1885 and served for several terms. Later he became a U.S. Deputy Marshal, during which time he John Selman in 1895 in EI Paso, Texas. He was killed by the Will Carveron April 5, 1900.

• John Henry Selman (1839–1896) - Both a Texas lawman and an outlaw, Selman rustled cattle around Fort Griffin, Texas with John Larn. He befriended Billy the Kid during the Lincoln County War, and killed John Wesley Hardin in August 1895. George  Scarborough killed him on April 6, 1896.

• Ed Short (18??-1891) - Served as a lawman in Stevens County, Kansas in 1888, a time when the county was embroiled in a vicious county seat war. Next, he served as a U.S. Deputy Marshal, in Oklahoma, and in August, 1891 arrested Charles Bryant, a member of the Dalton Gang. As he was transporting Bryant to the federal district court in Wichita, Kansas, the pair got into a gunfight and both were killed.

• Charles Angelo Siringo (1855-1928) – A gunman and one of the most famous detectives of the Pinkerton National Detectvie Agency, Siringo also served as a lawman for many years and became an author. He died in California in 1928..

• Sam Sixkiller (1842-1886) - A Captain of the U.S. Indian Police and U.S. Deputy Marshal in Indian Territory.

• "Texas" John Horton Slaughter (1841–1922) - A Texas Ranger, Slaughter later moved on to become the Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff  where with his six-shooter and sawed off shotgun, cleaned up Arizona Territory more than any other single individual. He died on February 15, 1922.

• James L. "Whispering" Smith (18??-1914) - New Orleans Police Detective and Railroad Detective for several companies.

• Thomas J. Smith, aka: Bear River (1830–1870) - Served as Kit Carson, Colorado Marshal; a police officer in Bear River, Wyoming during the "Bear River troubles;" and as first marshal of Abilene, Kansas in 1870, where he was known as the "No gun marshal." On November 2, 1870, he was shot and killed while trying to arrest a murderer.

• Wells Spicer (18??-1885) - Related to the Earps, Spicer was serving as Tombstone's Justice of the Peace at the time that the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place. After Sheriff Johnny Behan arrested the Earp brothers - Virgil, Wyatt, and Morgan, as well as Doc Holliday, a pre-trial hearing was held on November 29, 1881 where Spicer decided that the defendants had been justified in their actions.

• Con Stapleton (1848–1879) - Stapleton was made Deadwood, South Dakota Marshal shortly after Bill Hickok was shot by Jack McCall. Later he moved to Leadville, Colorado and was found dead in Denver in 1879.

• Frank C. Stillwell (1857-1882) - Known as both a lawman and an outlaw, Stillwell hooked up with the Clanton Gang and began cattle rustling. Thief or no, Johnny Behan appointed him as a Cochise County Deputy Sheriff in 1881. He was killed by the Earps in 1882.

• Dallas Stoudenmire (1845–1882) - A lawman and gunfighter, Stoudenmire joined the Texas Rangers in 1874 and was city marshal of EI Paso, Texas in 1881. He killed several men in that capacity. In 1882, he resigned as marshal and became a U.S. Deputy Marshal. He was killed on September 18, 1882 by James and Doc Manning in El Paso.

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• Texas Rangers (1823-present) - The oldest law enforcement agency in the United States, the Texas Rangers got their start in 1823.

• The Three Guardsmen - This name was given in Old West  literature to describe the three effective U.S. Deputy Marshals, Bill Tilghman, Chris Madsen, and Heck Thomas.

• Henry Andrew "Heck" Thomas (1850–1912) - Served in Indian Indian Territory as a U.S. Deputy Marshal and later as a Texas Ranger. He helped break up the Dalton, Doolin, and Casey gangs, and captured the Lee gang. He died on Aug. 15, 1912.

• Benjamin "Ben" Thompson, aka: Shotgun Ben (1842–1884) - A gunman and lawman in Texas, Thompson served as city marshal of Austin, Texas, where it is said he killed thirty-two men. He and his friend King Fisher were both killed in an in San Antonio in March, 1884.

• Bill Tilghman (1854–1924); Deputy Marshal, Dodge City, Kansas; U.S. Deputy Marshal, Oklahoma Territory; Sheriff, Lincoln County, Oklahoma; Chief of Police, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

• Paden Tolbert (1863-1904); U.S. Deputy Marshal, Indian Territory.

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• U.S. Marshals (1789-present) -  Created more than 200 years ago in 1789, the congressional act also established the federal judicial system.

• David "Big Dave" Updyke (1830-1866)  - Though thought to have been the leader of a vicious gang of outlaws, Updyke  was elected sheriff of Ada County, Idaho, in 1865. He was lynched on April 14, 1866, for allegedly aiding horse thieves and murderers.

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• Antonio Jose Valdez, aka: EI Mico, EI Patas de Rana) -  Both an outlaw and lawman, Valdez was one of Silva's White Caps of Las Vegas, New Mexico. He later became city marshal of Wagon Mound, New Mexico.

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• Richard "Dick" Clayton Ware (1851-1902) - While serving as a Texas Ranger, Ware shot Sam Bass at Round Rock, Texas. Later served as Mitchell County, Texas Sheriff and as a U.S. Deputy Marshal in West Texas. He was killed by Constable John Selman in El Paso, Texas.

• William Alexander Anderson "Bigfoot" Wallace (1817-1899) - Served as a Texas lawman for several years before joining the Texas Rangers and soon made captain. He died on January 7, 1899.

• Matt Warner  - See Willard Erastus Christianson

• John Joshua (J.J.) Webb (1847–1882) -  Both an lawman and an outlaw, Webb served as a Dodge City, Kansas Deputy Marshal before moving on to Las Vegas, New Mexico. There, he served as a "crooked lawman" when the Dodge City Gang was in control.

• Ben Wheeler - See Ben A. Robertson

• Harry Cornwall Wheeler (1875-1925) - Wheeler worked briefly as a miner in Tombstone before joining the Arizona Rangers in 1903.  He soon obtained the rank of captain and commanded the Arizona Rangers until they were disbanded in 1909.  Later, he was elected sheriff of Cochise County.

• Fred White (1849–1880) - Tombstone Marshal Fred White was killed in in October, 1880 when a group of five outlaws were shooting up the town. When Marshal White asked the leader, William "Curly Bill" Brocius, to stop the shooting, he refused and White attempted to disarm him. Brocius was taken into custody by Wyatt Earp, but insisted the shooting was an accident. Curly Bill was tried and acquitted of Marshal White's murder, but was later shot and killed by Wyatt Earp and his posse.

• William "Billy" Wilson - See David L Anderson

• Frank Wolcott (1840-1910) - U.S. Deputy Marshal in Wyoming, discharged for "offensive behavior." Led a group of 50 gunfighters in the Johnson County War.

• Chauncey "Cap" Belden Whitney (1842-1873) - The first city marshal of Ellsworth, Kansas in 1871, and became sheriff of the county in 1872. He was killed by Billy Thompson on August 18, 1873.

• William "Bill" R. Wren - Fought in the Horrell-Higgins Feud of Lampasas County, Texas. Later became a county sheriff.

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