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Sep 18, 2023 · By Joseph A. Williams Last updated September 18, 2023. Source: Wikimedia Commons. John Wesley Hardin was one of the Old West’s most notorious killers: a ruthless outlaw who once killed a man just for snoring. A murderer to most, a folk hero to some, but one of the true legends of the Old West was the violent gunslinger John Wesley Hardin.
Mar 22, 2022 · Hardin, John Wesley (1853–1895). John Wesley (Wes) Hardin, outlaw, son of James G. and Elizabeth Hardin, was born in Bonham, Texas, on May 26, 1853. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. Hardin's violent career started in 1867 with a schoolyard squabble in which he stabbed another youth.
Nov 16, 2009 · John Wesley Hardin, one of the bloodiest killers of the Old West, is murdered by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed his...
Aug 15, 2018 · by Marshall Trimble | Aug 15, 2018 | True West Blog. John Wesley Hardin. The greatest of all the storied Texas gunmen, John Wesley Hardin, has been called the “ deadliest killer of ‘em all .”. It’s claimed he gunned down twenty to forty men, “not counting Mexicans, Negroes and Indians.”.
Nov 14, 2022 · John Wesley Hardin killed his first man when he was just 15, and went on to kill as many as 44 as a gunfighter and outlaw in the Wild West during the late 19th century. American Stock Archive/Getty Images John Wesley Hardin always maintained that he never killed anyone who didn’t need killing.
John Wesley Hardin & The Shootist Archetype – Legends of America. By Jesse Wolf Hardin. For all his many confrontations, practiced enemies and capable adversaries, John Wesley Hardin never faced a greater opponent or more serious threat than his own formidable self.
John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
