John Wesley Hardin

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Born: 26 May 1853 Died: 19 August 1895

Country of origin: United States

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Description: John Wesley Hardin (May 26th 1853 – August 19th 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter and controversial folk icon. From an early age, Hardin often got himself in trouble with the law. He frequently hid at the homes of family and friends. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, he was finally sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder in 1877. When he was sentenced, Hardin claimed to have killed 42 men but newspapers of the day attributed only 27 murders to him. While in prison, Hardin wrote a biased autobiography and studied law. He was released in 1894. In August 1895, Hardin was shot to death by C ... (more)

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