List of Western lawmen

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This is a list of known lawmen and other law enforcement officials of the American frontier popularly known as the "Wild West".

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Contents: Top - 0–9 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

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William "Red" Angus (1849-1922), Wyoming (Johnson County) Sheriff
Ira Aten (18??–18??), Castro County Sheriff and Texas Ranger

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Elfego Baca (1865–1945), New Mexico lawman
James W. Bell (18??–1881); New Mexico (Lincoln County) Deputy Sheriff
Sam Bernard (1880 1964) Pat Garrett,Deputy Lincoln County,New Mexico ,Hillsboro,NM
P.C. Baird (18??–1928), Mason County Sheriff and Texas Ranger
Mariano Barela (18??–18??), New Mexico (Mesilla) Sheriff and U.S. Marshal
J.A. Bascom (1832-1912), Utah lawman, Provo Chief of Police, Mona town constable
John W. Bascom (1869-1947), Utah lawman, Uintah County Deputy Sheriff
Johnny Behan (c. 1845–1912), Corrupt Arizona (Cochise County) Sheriff
Charles Birkenfeld (c. 1910) Constable, Pima County, Arizona; married to Dolores Vasquez. Children: Charles, Ernest, Gabriel, Alexander, Anna Lena.
William Breakenridge (1846–1931), Arizona (Cochise County) Deputy Sheriff and U.S. Marshal
William L. Brooks (1832–1874), Kansas (Newton) and (Dodge City) Marshal
Hendry Brown (1857–1884), Texas (Tascosa) and Kansas (Caldwell) Marshal
Neal Brown (1850–????), Kansas (Dodge City) Assistant Marshal, U. S. (Oklahoma Territory) Marshal
Seth Bullock (1849–1919), Montana (Lewis and Clark County) Sheriff, South Dakota (Lawrence County) Sheriff, U. S. (Dakota Territory)Marshal

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Frank M. Canton - Joe Horner (1849–1927); Wyoming (Johnson County) Sheriff; Deputy U.S. Marshal, Oklahoma Territory; Oklahoma (Q County) Under Sherrif
Charles Francis Colcord (1859-1934): Deputy U.S. Marshal, Oklahoma Territory; Chief of Police, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory.
David J. Cook (1842–1907); Marshal, Denver, Colorado.
Thomas Carl Cook (ca. 1880's); US Marshal, Smith Center, Kansas.
"Longhair" Jim Courtright (1848–1887); Nebraska (Omaha) Marshal, New Mexico (Lake Valley) Marshal, Texas (Fort Worth) Sheriff, Texas (Fort Worth) Detective.

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Morgan Earp (1851–1882); Kansas (Ford County) Deputy Sheriff, Montana (Butte) Marshal, U. S. (Arizona Territory)Deputy Marshal, Arizona (Deputy Policeman/Marshal)
Virgil Earp (1843–1906); Kansas (Dodge City) Deputy Marshal, Arizona (Prescott) Deputy Sheriff, Airzona (Tombstone) Marshal/Chief of Police, U. S. (Arizona Territory) Deputy Marshal, California (Colton) Sheriff, Nevada (Esmeralda County) Deputy Sheriff
Warren Earp (1855–1900); U. S. (Arizona Territory) Deputy Marshal, Special Ranger (Arizona Cattleman's Association)
Wyatt Earp (1848–1929); Missouri (Lamar) Constable, Kansas (Ellsworth) Marshal (for 1 hour), Kansas (Wichita) Deputy Policeman, Kansas (Dodge City) Assistant Marshal, Arizona (Pima County) Deputy Sheriff, Arizona (Tombstone) Deputy Policeman/Assistant Marshal, Dodge City Peace Commissioner, U. S. (Arizona Territory) Deputy Marshal

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John King Fisher {1854-1884) Texas Sherriff
Camillus Sidney Fly (1849–1901); Arizona (Cochise County) Sheriff

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Pat Garrett (1850–1908); New Mexico (Lincoln County) Sheriff, New Mexico (Dona Ana County) Sheriff, New Mexico (El Dorado County) Sheriff, Texas Ranger Captain, Texas (El Paso) Customs Collector

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Lee Hall (1849–1911); Texas Ranger.
Wiley G. Haines (1860–1928); Undersheriff, County P, Oklahoma Territory; Deputy U.S. Marshal, Oklahoma Territory; Chief, Osage Indian Police.
Jack Helm (c. 1838–1873); Sheriff, DeWitt County, Texas.
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837–1876); Kansas (Abilene & Hays City) Marshal
John Henry "Doc" Holliday (1851–1887); Arizona (Tombstone) Special Police Officer, U.S. Deputy Marshal
John R. Hughes (1855–1946); Texas Ranger.
James B. Hume (1827–1904); Marshal, Placerville, California; Undersheriff, El Dorado County, California; Sheriff, El Dorado County, California; Chief Detective, Wells, Fargo & Company.

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Grant Johnson (1858–1929), Deputy U.S. Marshall, Indian Territory
John Liver-Eating Johnson {1824-1900} Deputy Sherriff/Town Marshal
John B. Jones (1834–1891), Texas Ranger

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John M. Larn (1849–1877); Outlaw & Sheriff, Shackleford County, Texas.
James Franklin "Bud" Ledbetter (1852-1937); Deputy Sheriff, Johnson County, Arkansas; Deputy U.S. Marshal, Oklahoma Territory; Sheriff, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
Isaiah W. Lees (1830–1902); Detective, San Francisco (California) Police Department.
William Sidney "Cap" Light (1864–1893); deputy sheriff, Belton, Texas & Temple, Texas and Creede, Colorado.
Harry Love (1809–1868); Captain, California Rangers (1853–1855).
Steve "Big Steve" Long ( –1868); Outlaw & Deputy Marshal, Laramie City, Wyoming Territory (never really a lawman).

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Leander H. McNelly (1844–1877), Texas Ranger
Chris Madsen (1851–1944), U.S. Marshal, Oklahoma Territory
Edward J. Masterson (1852–1878), Kansas (Dodge City) Marshal
James P. Masterson (1855–1895), Kansas (Dodge City), (Ford County), (Ingalls), and U.S. Marshal
Bat Masterson [William Bartholomew Masterson] (1853–1921); Kansas (Ford County) Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff, Colorado (Trinidad) Marshal, U. S. Deputy Marshal, Dodge City Peace Commissioner
"Mysterious" Dave Mather (1851–1930?), Kansas (Dodge City) Marshal, Texas (El Paso) Assistant Marshal, U. S. (New Mexico Territory) Deputy Marshal, R. C. M. P.
Mike Meagher (1844–1881), Kansas (Wichita) Marshal
Zeke Miller, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Indian Territory
Jeff Milton
Burton C. Mossman (1867–1956), Arizona Rangers Captain
Harry N. Morse (1835–1912); Sheriff, Alameda County, California.

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David Neagle (1847–1926), Arizona (Cochise County) Deputy Sheriff, Arizona (Tombstone) Marshal, and California (San Francisco) Detective, U.S. Marshal

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Robert M. Olinger (1850–1881), New Mexico (Seven Rivers) Marshal, New Mexico (Lincoln County) Deputy Sheriff
William Owen O'Neill (1860-1898) Arizona (Yavapai County) Sheriff
Commodore Perry Owens (1852–1919), Arizona (Apache County) Sheriff

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Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884), Pinkerton Detective Agency Founder
William A. Pinkerton (1846–1923), Pinkerton Detective
Robert Pinkerton (1848–1907), Pinkerton Detective
Henry Plummer (1837–1864), California (Nevada City) Marshal and Montana (Bannack) Sheriff
Robert Jack Price (1848–1930), Constable

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Bass Reeves (1839–1910), Deputy U.S. Marshall, Indian Territory

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George Scarborough (1859-1903)
John Selman (1839–1896), Texas (El Paso) Constable
Sam Sixkiller (1842–1886); Captain, U.S. Indian Police, Indian Territory; Deputy U.S. Marshal, Indian Territory.
Charles Sims (1879–1945), Oklahoma (Rosedale) Town Marshal
John Slaughter (1841–1922), Arizona (Cochise County) Sheriff and Texas Ranger
Thomas Smith (1830–1870), Colorado (Kit Carson) and Kansas (Abilene) Marshal and U.S. Deputy Marshal
Con Stapleton (1848–1879), South Dakota (Deadwood) Marshal
Dallas Stoudenmire (1845–1882), Texas (El Paso) Marshal and Texas Ranger; Deputy U.S. Marshal

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Henry Andrew "Heck" Thomas (1850–1912), Deputy U.S. Marshall, Oklahoma Territory.
Ben Thompson (1842–1884), Austin, Texas Marshal
Bill Tilghman (1854–1924); Deputy Marshal, Dodge City, Kansas; Deputy U.S. Marshal, Oklahoma Territory; Sheriff, Lincoln County, Oklahoma; Chief of Police, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Paden Tolbert (1863-1904); Deputy U.S. Marshal, Indian Territory.

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John Joshua Webb (1847–1882); Kansas (Dodge City) Deputy Marshal, New Mexico (Las Vegas) Marshal
Fred White (1849–1880); Arizona (Tombstone) Marshal
Franklin Pierce West, Indian Territory Deputy Marshall, killed in the line of duty by Sam Starr 12/17/1886

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