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Virgil Earp

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Deputy US marshal and soldier (1843-1905)

United StatesLived 1843 to 1905 · aged 62
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Virgil Walter Earp was an American lawman. S. K. Corral on October 26, 1881. They killed brothers Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton. All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys who were upset by the Earps' interference in their illegal activities.

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Alvira "Allie" P Sullivan, Virgil Earp's future wife, at age 16. They met in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1874, when she was 25Alvira "Allie" P Sullivan, Virgil Earp's future wife, at age 16. They met in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1874, when she was 25The Longhorn Restaurant is located where the Huachuca Water Company and the Meyers Brothers clothing store stood. The original building burned in 1942. Virgil Earp was shot from the second floor.[33]The Longhorn Restaurant is located where the Huachuca Water Company and the Meyers Brothers clothing store stood. The original building burned in 1942. Virgil Earp was shot from the second floor.[33]Virgil Earp Headstone located in River View Cemetery, Portland, OregonVirgil Earp Headstone located in River View Cemetery, Portland, OregonVirgil Earp grave site in River View Cemetery, Portland, OregonVirgil Earp grave site in River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon

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Virgil Walter Earp was an American lawman. He was both deputy U.S. marshal and the city marshal of Tombstone, in the Arizona Territory when he led his younger brothers Wyatt and Morgan, and Doc Holliday, in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. They killed brothers Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton. All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys who were upset by the Earps' interference in their illegal activities. All four lawmen were charged with murder by Ike Clanton, who had run from the gunfight. During a month-long preliminary hearing, Judge Wells Spicer exonerated the men, concluding their actions were legally justified.

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Lived 1843 to 1905 · aged 62
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