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Edward John "Ed" Masterson (September 22, 1852 – April 9, 1878) was a lawman and the oldest brother of the American West gunfighters Bat Masterson and James ...
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James Patrick Masterson (September 18, 1855 – March 31, 1895), was a lawman of the American West and a younger brother of gunfighters and lawmen Bat Masterson and Ed Masterson. Early life [ edit ] After working on the western frontier as a buffalo hunter with his brothers, he returned to Kansas .
Sep 3, 2021 · About a year later, days shy of his 24th birthday, Masterson was elected sheriff of Ford County. His brother Ed was named marshall of Dodge City, and a new era of law enforcement in west Kansas was launched. Many of the stories in Bat's time in Dodge City involve, as might be expected of the time and place, gunfire and death.
He served as a city policeman at Dodge City, Kansas, during that town's most uproarious years and was elected sheriff of Ford County before reaching the age of twenty-four. On April 9, 1878, after his brother, Dodge City marshal Ed Masterson, was shot and killed, he avenged that murder by killing one and wounding another of the assailants.
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Edward J. Masterson. Lawman. 1852 - 1878. The brother of Bat Masterson, Edward was the oldest of the seven Masterson children. Born in Canada East in 1852, he and his other brother, Jim, both served as marshals of Dodge City in the late 1870s. While performing his official duties on the evening of April 9, 1878, Ed was shot and killed by two ...
Jul 24, 2017 · In 1877, Bat traveled to Dodge City, supposedly wearing a sombrero, a red silk neckerchief, Mexican sash, and gold mounted spurs, among other colorful items. Ed and Jim Masterson were already in Dodge. Jim owned a combined saloon/dance hall and Ed was the town’s assistant marshal. Bat Won Election as Ford County Sheriff
