Ben Thompson
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About
Gunfighter and occasional sheriff of the Old West who worked with grand showman, Buffalo Bill Cody and gunmen Wild Bill Hickock.
Before Fame
He fought on the Confederate side of the American Civil War, and later worked as a mercenary for the emperor of Mexico.
Trivia
In 1881, he became marshal in Austin, Texas.
Family Life
His parents were William and Mary Ann Thompson. He had a younger brother, Billy, and a younger sister, Mary Jane. The family traveled on the ship Granada from Liverpool to the United States when Ben was eight years old.
Associated With
Buffalo Bill once gave him a custom-made, engraved Stevens-Lord No. 36 target pistol.
