* Clay Allison, Old West gun fighter

From 1880 to 1883, the notorious Robert Clay Allison ranched with his two brothers, John William and Jeremiah Monroe, twelve miles northeast of town, at the junction of the Washita River and Gageby Creek.

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Clay Allison ( 1841 – 1887 ), a notorious New Mexico and Texas gunman and cattleman originated the term, " shootist ".

Chuck Parsons, Clay Allison: Portrait of a Shootist ( Seagraves, Texas: Pioneer, 1983 ).

Famed gunman Clay Allison died in a wagon accident.

Clay Allison and Ben Thompson had well-deserved reputations.

His most recent biographer concludes that, Indian-fighting aside, he used a firearm against a fellow man on just six occasions, far less than some of his contemporaries such as Dallas Stoudenmire, " Wild Bill " Hickok, and Clay Allison.

Robert Clay Allison ( September 2, 1840 – July 3, 1887 ) was a Texas cattle rancher and gunfighter.

Born Robert Clay Allison, he was the fourth of the nine children of Jeremiah Scotland Allison and his wife Mariah R. Brown.

Clay Allison reportedly was restless from birth ; as a young man became known for wild mood swings and his quick temper.

A popular-but probably untrue-story claims that when a corporal from the 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment arrived at the Allison family's farm with intention of seizing it, after a rude confrontation and the breaking of his mother's vase ( an anniversary present from his father ) Clay Allison took a rifle from the house and killed him.

Whatever the reason, Clay Allison, along with his brothers Monroe and John, and sister Mary and her husband Lewis Coleman, soon moved to Texas to settle.

A mob led by Clay Allison broke into the jail, took Kennedy from his cell, and hanged him.

Clay Allison turned and fired four shots, killing Sheriff Faber.

This gunfight more than any raised Clay Allison to legendary status.

Siringo agreed that it was McNulty and Beeson who ended the incident, and said Earp had not even approached Clay Allison.

A verified story tells how a totally drunk Clay Allison rode through Mobeetie stark naked one day, wearing only his holster and revolver.

Clay and his wife " Dora " had two children: Patti Dora Allison ( married name Byars ), was born on August 9, 1885, in Peña Flora district of Colfax County ; she died on August 21, 1971, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Clay Pearl Allison ( married name Parker ), was born on February 10, 1888 ( seven months after her father ’ s death ), Pecos, Texas ; she died on November 21, 1962.

Despite his fame as a gunfighter, Clay Allison died an accidental death while working on his ranch.

Robert Clay Allison was buried the next day in Pecos Cemetery, in Pecos, Texas.

Such ranchers as Coble and Clay and the Bosler brothers carried him on their books as a cowhand even while he was receiving a much larger salary from parties unknown.

Clay was rolled to 1/4'' '' thickness.

From the early 1830s, Lincoln was a steadfast Whig and professed to friends in 1861 to be, " an old line Whig, a disciple of Henry Clay ".

Realizing Clay was unlikely to win the presidency, Lincoln, who had pledged in 1846 to serve only one term in the House, supported General Zachary Taylor for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election.

The institute was founded in 1998 through the sponsorship of Boston businessman Landon T. Clay.

Feeling that he was underpaid for the quality of his work for Silsbee ( at $ 8 a week ), the young draftsman quit and found work as a designer at the firm of Beers, Clay, and Dutton.

The existence and mechanism for ion selectivity was first postulated in the 1960s by Clay Armstrong.

Clay had come in fourth place and thus was not on the ballot, but he retained considerable power and influence as Speaker of the House.

Paul Nagel argues that his political acumen was not any less developed than others were in his day, and notes that Henry Clay, one of the era's most astute politicians, was a principal advisor to Adams and supporter throughout his presidency.

One of the issues which divided the administration was protective tariffs, of which Henry Clay was a leading advocate.

When war finally did break out, the war effort was led by the War Hawks in Congress under Clay at least as much as it was by Madison ; this accorded with the president's preference for checks and balances.

Monroe was part of the American Colonization Society formed in 1816, which members included Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.

Polk was the surprise ( dark horse ) candidate for president in 1844, defeating Henry Clay of the rival Whig Party by promising to annex Texas.

Polk's Whig opponent in the 1844 presidential election was Henry Clay of Kentucky.

Polk was a strong proponent of immediate annexation, while Clay seemed more equivocal and vacillating.

LeRoy Pope Walker of Alabama was made Secretary of War, after being recommended for this post by Clement Clay and William Yancey ( both of whom declined to accept cabinet positions themselves ).

Henry Clay Folger was head of the company until 1923, when he was succeeded by Herbert L. Pratt.

It was a close fight for Fittipaldi who secured the title with a fourth at the season-ending United States Grand Prix, putting him three points ahead of Ferrari's Clay Regazzoni.

After replacing his surname with an “ X ,” Clay was given his Muslim name, Muhammad Ali, by Elijah Muhammad.

While officials in Washington, D. C. thought the project had merit, and Secretary of State Henry Clay formally presented it to the Congress of the United States in 1826, the plan was not approved.

An impressive demonstration occurred on May 1, 1844, when news of the Whig Party's nomination of Henry Clay for U. S. President was telegraphed from the party's convention in Baltimore to the Capitol Building in Washington.