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Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp was involved in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys. While Wyatt is often depicted as the key figure in the shootout, his brother Virgil was both Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone City Marshal that day and had considerably more experience in law enforcement as a sheriff, constable, and marshal than did Wyatt. Virgil made the decision to enforce a city ordinance prohibiting carrying weapons in town and to disarm the Cowboys. Wyatt was only a temporary assistant marshal to his brother. In 1874, Earp arrived in the boomtown of Wichita, Kansas, where his reputed wife opened a brothel. Wyatt was arrested more than once for his presence in a brothel where he may have been a pimp. He was later appointed to the Wichita police force and developed a solid reputation as
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Wyatt Earp
American lawman (1848–1929)
For other uses, see Wyatt Earp (disambiguation).
Wyatt Earp | |
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Earp at about age 39[1]: 104 | |
| Born | Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (1848-03-19)March 19, 1848 Monmouth, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1929(1929-01-13) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California |
| Resting place | Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, California 37°40′33″N122°27′12.1″W / 37.67583°N 122.453361°W / 37.67583; -122.453361 (Wyatt and Josephine Earp's Gravesite) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawman, buffalo hunter, saloon keeper, miner, brothel keeper, boxing referee |
| Years active | 1865–1898 |
| Known for | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral; Fitzsimmons vs. Sharkey boxing match decision |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) at age 30 |
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