Seth Bullock
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Seth Bullock
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| Born |
July 23, 1849 Amherstburg, Canada West, Province of Canada |
| Died | September 23, 1919 (aged 70) Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | Mount Moriah Cemetery |
| Occupation | Lawman, marshal, frontiersman, store owner, horse breeder, hotel owner, investor |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Eccles Bullock |
| Children | Margaret, Florence, and Stanley |
| Parent(s) | George Bullock Anna Findley Bullock |
Seth Bullock (July 23, 1849 – September 23, 1919) was a Canadian-American Western sheriff, hardware store owner, and U.S. Marshal.
Many of the details of Bullock's early life are lost. He was born in Amherstburg, Canada West (now Ontario) on the Canadian side of the Detroit River.
His father, retired British Army Sergeant Major and hero George Bullock, was known to be active in the politics of Sandwich, Canada West (later renamed Windsor, Ontario). He has been mistakenly believed to be related to British General George Bullock, Governor and Commander-in-chief of Bermuda; however, Lieutenant General Sir George M. Bullock was a boy and young man during Seth's exploits in Deadwood. Seth's mother was a Scotswoman named Anna Findley Bullock.
Bullock was apparently not happy at home. His father was a strict disciplinarian, known to beat young Seth for minor infractions. Bullock ran away first at age 13, then again at age 16 to Montana to live temporarily with his older sister, Jessie Bullock. By age eighteen, he had permanently left home.
In 1867, Bullock became a resident of Helena, Montana, where he unsuccessfully ran for the Territorial Legislature. He was subsequently elected as a Republican to the Territorial Senate, serving in 1871 and 1872 and helped create Yellowstone National Park. In 1873, he was elected sheriff of Lewis and Clark County, Montana. During his tenure as sheriff, he killed his first man, Clell Watson. Watson had stolen a horse and engaged in a gunfight with Bullock, in which Bullock was slightly wounded in the shoulder. Watson was then taken into custody. Watson was prepared to be hanged, but a mob appeared and scared off the executioner. Bullock climbed the scaffold and pulled the lever, sending Watson to his death. Bullock then held off the mob with a shotgun. This incident was recreated on HBO's Deadwood, except that Watson was hanged on the step of the sheriff's office.
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