Robert Ford | |
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Born | Robert Newton Ford December 8, 1861 Ray County, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | June 8, 1892 Creede, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 30)
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Resting place | Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, Missouri |
Occupation(s) | Gangster; Saloon owner |
Known for | Assassination of Jesse James |
Parent(s) | James Thomas and Mary Bruin Ford |
Robert Newton Ford (December 8, 1861 – June 8, 1892)[1] was an American outlaw who killed fellow outlaw Jesse James on April 3, 1882. He and his brother Charley, both members of the James–Younger Gang under James's leadership, went on to perform paid re-enactments of the killing at publicity events. Ford would spend his later years operating multiple saloons and dance halls in the West.
Ten years after James's death, Ford was himself the victim of a fatal shot to the neck by Edward Capehart O'Kelley in Creede, Colorado, dying at only 30 years old. While initially buried in Creede, his remains were later exhumed and reinterred in his hometown of Richmond, Missouri.