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Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (June 5, 1850 – February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico , as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico .
Pat Garrett is best known as the man who killed Billy the Kid in 1881. As well as being a lawman in the Old West, he was also a barman and a customs agent. Although he gained notoriety for the Billy the Kid murder, Garrett didn’t have much luck thereafter.
Jun 1, 2024 · Pat Garrett was a Western U.S. lawman known as the man who killed Billy the Kid. Born in Alabama and reared in Louisiana, Garrett left home at about the age of 17 and headed for Texas and the life of a cowboy and buffalo hunter.
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Oct 11, 2017 · Pat Garrett, the lanky sheriff who shot Billy the Kid, has never been half as understood or appreciated as the young outlaw with whom he is forever linked.
Nov 25, 2017 · Together the couple had nine children – four girls and five boys. On November 2, 1880, Garrett turned to law enforcement. He was elected to the office of sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, winning ahead of incumbent Sheriff George Kimball.
Jan 6, 2014 · For the 57-year-old lawman, his was an undignified death. Pat Garrett was urinating on the side of the road to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about four miles east of town. As he was so occupied, somebody hidden about 50 feet behind him put a Winchester bulletin the back of his head.
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Pat Garrett was a cowboy, rancher, and lawman best known for killing Billy the Kid. Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett was born in Chambers County, Alabama, on June 5, 1850, one of seven children born to John and Elizabeth Garrett.
