Sheriff William "Red" Angus

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Sheriff William "Red" Angus was a Wyoming lawman known for his controversial role in the late-19th-century Johnson County War, a violent conflict between large cattle barons and smaller settlers.

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Sheriff William "Red" Angus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sheriff ⓘ
activity law enforcement during the Johnson County War ⓘ
associatedWith large cattle interests in Wyoming ⓘ
small settlers in Johnson County ⓘ
conflict Johnson County War ⓘ
controversy alleged partiality toward cattle barons ⓘ
treatment of small ranchers and settlers ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
ethnicGroup white American ⓘ
familyName Angus ⓘ
fieldOfWork frontier law enforcement ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
historicalRegion American Old West ⓘ
linked to: Old West
jurisdiction Johnson County, Wyoming ⓘ
knownFor controversial actions during the Johnson County War ⓘ
lawEnforcementArea Johnson County, Wyoming ⓘ
nickname Red ⓘ
notableEvent Johnson County War ⓘ
notableFor role in the Johnson County War ⓘ
occupation lawman ⓘ
sheriff ⓘ
participantIn range conflicts in Wyoming ⓘ
placeOfWork Buffalo, Wyoming ⓘ
Johnson County, Wyoming ⓘ
positionHeld Sheriff of Johnson County, Wyoming ⓘ
region Wyoming Territory ⓘ
residence Buffalo, Wyoming ⓘ
Johnson County, Wyoming ⓘ
timePeriod late 19th century ⓘ

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Johnson County War → involvedPerson → Sheriff William "Red" Angus ⓘ