Masterson, Bat, 1853-1921
Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853, Henryville, Quebec– October 25, 1921, New York City, NY); as teen moved to Great Plains to hunt buffalo; on June 27, 1874, involved in a five-day siege by several hundred Comanche Indian warriors led by Quanah Parker at Adobe Walls, Masterson was one of just 28 hunters who defended the outpost during the attack; August 1874, signed on as a U.S. Army scout with Colonel Nelson Miles; moved to Dodge City, Kansas; hired to serve as under-sheriff to Sheriff Charles E. Bassett, 1877, then became sherriff; moved to Denver, Colorado, 1886; became gambler and prizefighter; moved to New York City, 1902; reporter and columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph; close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt; was one of the "White House Gunfighters" who received federal appointments from Roosevelt.
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