Judge Roy Bean | |
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| Born | Phantly Roy Bean Jr. 1825 Mason County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1903 (aged 77–78) Langtry, Texas, U.S. |
| Burial place | Whitehead Memorial Museum Del Rio, Texas 29°21′06″N 100°53′53″W / 29.3517°N 100.8980°W |
| Other names | "Only Law West of the Pecos" |
| Occupation(s) | Justice of the Peace/Coroner/Notary Public Saloon keeper |
| Years active | 1882–1903 |
| Spouse | Virginia Chavez (divorced)[1] |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Joshua Bean (brother) |
Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, he held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas. After his death, fictional Western films and books cast him as a hanging judge, although he is known to have sentenced only two men to hang, one of whom escaped.
- ^ "Texas History Headlines - 1866 - Roy Bean and Virginia Chavez wed". Texas Landmark Legacies. howdyyall.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.