John Selman | |
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Born | John Henry Selman Sr. November 16, 1839 Madison County, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | April 5, 1896 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | (aged 56)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Lawman and outlaw |
Spouse(s) | Edna Degraffenreid (1865-1879) Romula Granadine (1893-1896) |
John Henry Selman (November 16, 1839 – April 5, 1896) was sometimes identified as an outlaw and sometimes a working lawman of the Old West. He is best known as the man who fatally shot John Wesley Hardin in the Acme Saloon in El Paso, Texas, on August 19, 1895.