Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Bat Masterson
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Bat Masterson
Related Questions
Read Next
Law, Legislation, Document
What Is an Injunction?
ripped torn flag, pirate, skull
Are There Laws on the High Seas?
Sydney Opera House, Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames
Advertising poster for the opening in Paris of "Montagnes Russes" (Russian Mountains), c. 1882-1888, by an anonymous artist; in the collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France. (graphic arts, posters, roller coasters)
Where Was the First Roller Coaster Invented?
The Fortune-Teller, oil on canvas by Georges de La Tour, probably the 1630s; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. (101.9 x 123.5 cm.) (The Fortune Teller)
10 Paintings You Should See at the Met in New York City
Discover
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Bat Masterson: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Bat-Masterson
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As William Barclay Masterson • Bartholomew Masterson
Born November 27, 1853 • Canada East • Canada
Died October 25, 1921 (aged 67) • New York City • New York

Photos

Bat Masterson
See All Images →
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
American frontiersman
Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok
American frontiersman
Pat Garrett
Pat Garrett
American lawman
Roy Bean
American lawman and saloonkeeper
Doc Holliday
American frontiersman
Daryl F. Gates
American chief of police
Frank Rizzo
American politician
Louis J. Freeh
United States government official
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
president of United States
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
American showman
Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian
Eric Adams
Eric Adams
American politician
Powell, John Wesley
John Wesley Powell
American explorer, geologist, and ethnologist
Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller
American law enforcement official
James Comey
James Comey
American attorney and law enforcement official
FBI director
Kash Patel
American lawyer and government official
Pierson, Julia
Julia Pierson
American law-enforcement professional
Carson, Kit
Kit Carson
American frontiersman
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
United States government official
Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky
American gangster