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Clay Allison
Texas cattle rancher and gunfighter
This article is about the gunfighter. For the 1980s band with an alias of the same name, see Opal (band).
Clay Allison | |
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| Born | Robert A. Clay Allison (1841-09-02)September 2, 1841 Waynesboro, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Died | July 1, 1887(1887-07-01) (aged 45)[2] Pecos, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Cattle rancher, cattle broker, and gunfighter |
| Known for | His violence, and for being implicated in many vigilante jail break-ins and lynchings |
| Spouse | Medora "Dora" McCulloch |
| Parent(s) | Jeremiah Scotland Allison Mariah Ruth Brown |
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Clay Allison, also known as Clay Allison (September 2, 1841[3] – July 1, 1887)[2] was a cattle rancher, cattle broker, and sometimes gunfighter of the American Old West. He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Allison had a reputation for violence, having survived several one-on-one knife and gunfights (some with la