Cole Younger

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (September 2018) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Cole Younger" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Cole Younger
Portrait of Cole Younger taken when he was a prisoner at the Minnesota State Prison, c. 1889
Born	Thomas Coleman Younger (1844-01-15)January 15, 1844 Jackson County, Missouri, U.S.
Died	March 21, 1916(1916-03-21) (aged 72) Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery
Occupations	C.S.A. Captain C.S. Army Recruiter
Known for	Banditry James–Younger Gang Bank robbery Train robbery
Parents	Henry Washington Younger Bersheba Leighton Fristoe
Relatives	Jim Younger (brother) John Younger (brother) Bob Younger (brother)
Signature

Thomas Coleman Younger (January 15, 1844 – March 21, 1916) was an American Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War and later an outlaw leader with the James–Younger Gang. He was the elder brother of Jim, John and Bob Younger, who were also members of the gang.