Bill Longley (gunfighter)

William Preston Longley , also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, racist beliefs, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.

Bill Longley was born on Mill Creek in Austin County, Texas the sixth of ten children of Campbell and Sarah Longley. His family moved when he was two years old and he was raised on a farm near Old Evergreen, Texas, in presentday Lincoln, Lee County, Texas, where he spent a large part of his childhood learning to shoot. He received an average education for the time. He was six feet tall with a thin build, jet black hair, and was just reaching adulthood when the American Civil War ended in 1865.

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