Luke Short
American businessman (1854-1893) · United States · On the map · Died at 39
Luke Lamar Short was an American Old West gunfighter, cowboy, U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider, gambler, boxing promoter, and saloon owner. He survived numerous gunfights, the most famous of which were against Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, and against Jim Courtright in Fort Worth, Texas.
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![The Dodge City Peace Commission on June 10, 1883: Standing (L-R): William H. Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, William F. Petillon. Seated (L-R): Charlie Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Michael Francis "Frank" McLean, and Cornelius "Neil" Brown, photo by Charles Conkling[24]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/DodgeCityPeaceCommission.jpg/500px-DodgeCityPeaceCommission.jpg)
The Dodge City Peace Commission on June 10, 1883: Standing (L-R): William H. Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, William F. Petillon. Seated (L-R): Charlie Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Michael Francis "Frank" McLean, and Cornelius "Neil" Brown, photo by Charles Conkling[24]
Timothy Isaiah "Jim" Courtright, photograph taken between April 6, 1876 and April 6, 1879, when Courtright was town marshal of Fort Worth, TexasAbout this person
Short had business interests in three of the best-known saloons in the Old West: the Oriental in Tombstone, the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, and the White Elephant in Fort Worth.
Country
United States
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1893 · aged 39