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Bill Tilghman was born at Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 4, 1856. His career spans the Wild West era, but goes well into the twentieth century. He was a frontier scout, buffalo hunter, peace officer, movie maker, and state senator. He spent a total of 51 years in law enforcement and was the last of the old time sheriffs. In 1875, he became deputy sheriff in Dodge City, Kansas. Lawman and gunfighter Bat Masterson called Bill Tilghman "the greatest of us all." Bill was not a flamboyant man and was not noted for his fast draw or marksmanship; however, he was celebrated for his unwavering courage.

Tilghman came to Oklahoma during the land run of April 1889 and established his first home at Guthrie. In 1891, he was appointed a deputy United States Marshal and served continuously for 19 years, being re-appointed by every United States Marshal in Oklahoma until 1910. In 1893, he was known as one of the "Three Guardsmen" who brought law to the town of Perry, and tracked down members of the Doolin gang, including the arrest of outlaw Bill Doolin at a bath house in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

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Bill Tilghman

American West lawman (1854–1924)

Bill Tilghman
Tilghman in 1912
Born	(1854-07-04)July 4, 1854 Fort Dodge, Iowa, US
Died	November 1, 1924(1924-11-01) (aged 70) Cromwell, Oklahoma, US
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Resting place	Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler, Oklahoma 35°42′01″N96°54′16″W / 35.700278°N 96.904444°W / 35.700278; -96.904444
Citizenship	United States
Occupation(s)	Buffalo hunter, saloon owner, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Oklahoma state senator, Oklahoma City police chief, film director and actor
Years active	1869–1924
Known for
Political party	Democratic
Spouses
Children	Charles, Dorothy, William, Vonia, Tench, Richard and Woodrow Tilghman

William Matthew Tilghman Jr. (July 4, 1854 – November 1, 1924) was a career lawman, gunfighter, and politician in Kansas and Oklahoma during the late 19th century. Tilghman was a Dodge City city marshal in the early 1880s and played a role in the Kansas County Seat Wars. In 1889 he moved to Oklahoma where he acquired sev

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Bill Tilghman on a horse.

By W.R. (Bat) Masterson in 1907

Notwithstanding the discovery of gold in California in 1849 and at Pike’s Peak, Colorado, ten years later, the civilizing of the West did not commence until after the close of the Civil War. It was during the decade immediately following the ending of the conflict between the North and South that civilization west of the Missouri River first began to assume substantial form.

During this period, three great transcontinental railroad lines were built, starting at some point on the West Bank of the Missouri River. The Union Pacific from Omaha, Nebraska to Ogden, Utah, was completed during these years, the Kansas Pacific Railroad from Kansas City to Denver, Colorado, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe from Atchison, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado.

Twenty years from the day the first railroad tie was laid on the roadbed of the Union Pacific at Omaha, our Western frontier had almost entirely disappeared. There has been no frontier in this country for a good many years. The railroads long ago did away with all ther