Billy Clanton
Outlaw of the old American West (1862–1881) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Harrison Clanton (1862 – October 26, 1881) was an outlaw Cowboy in Cochise County, Arizona Territory. He, along with his father Newman Clanton and brother Ike Clanton, worked a ranch near the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory and stole livestock from Mexico and later U.S. ranchers.
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Billy Clanton | |
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Born | William Harrison Clanton 1862 (1862) Hamilton County, Texas, Confederate States |
Died | October 26, 1881(1881-10-26) (aged 18–19) Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States |
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Ranch hand, miner, rustler |
Parent(s) | Old Man Clanton and Mariah Sexton Kelso |
Allegiance | The Cowboys |
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His brothers were Phineas Clanton and Ike Clanton. |
He was a member of group of loosely organized outlaws who had ongoing conflicts with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp. The Clantons repeatedly threatened the Earps because they interfered with the Cowboys' illegal activities. On October 26, 1881, Billy, Tom McLaury, and Frank McLaury were killed in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the town of Tombstone. His brother Ike was unarmed and ran from the gunfight. The shootout was his only gunfight. Ike filed murder charges against the Earps, who were later exonerated as having acted within their duty as lawmen.