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Submitted: 10/2/19 • Approved: 10/2/19 • Last Updated: 10/5/19 • R208437-G0-S3
October 6, 1851 - October 11, 1878
Texas Historical Marker
William Preston (Bill) Longley
Texas outlaw Bill Longley was from a respectable family. But his hot temper, his fondness for liquor, and unsettled conditions during reconstruction led him to become of the most daring gunslingers of his day. He was said to have killed 32 persons before his capture in 1877. Tried for a Lee County murder, he was hanged in Giddings in 1878. Before Longley died, he repented and urged others to avoid his example. His grave was once outside the cemetery bounds.
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Tom Todd
Contributed on 10/2/19 by ashaw444
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