Wyatt Earp
(1848 - 1929)
- Born in Illinois
- Was stagecoach driver, railroad section hand, buffalo hunter, gambler, and city constable
- Became marshal in Wichita in 1875, lost job after being arrested for fighting
- Served as deputy marshal in Dodge City
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