Clay Allison

This article is about the gunfighter. For the 1980s band with an alias of the same name, see Opal (band).
Clay Allison
Born
Robert A. Clay Allison

(1841-09-02)September 2, 1841
Waynesboro, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 1, 1887(1887-07-01) (aged 45)[2]
Pecos, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Cattle rancher, cattle broker, and gunfighter
Known forHis violence, and for being implicated in many vigilante jail break-ins and lynchings
SpouseMedora "Dora" McCulloch
Parent(s)Jeremiah Scotland Allison
Mariah Ruth Brown

Robert A. Clay Allison also known as Clay Allison [2] (September 2, 1841[3] – July 1, 1887) 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 lawmen), as well as being implicated in a number of vigilante jail break-ins and lynchings. A drunken Allison once rode his horse through town nearly naked—wearing only his gunbelt. Later most reports stated that he was dangerous not only to others but to himself, accidentally shooting himself in the foot.

  1. ^ "New Mexico Bad Boy – Clay Allison – Legends of America". www.legendsofamerica.com.
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  3. ^ Some sources cite 1840 as Clay Allison's year of birth.