Luke Short
Luke Lamar Short (January22, 1854September8, 1893) was an American
Old West gunfighter,
cowboy,
U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider,
gambler,
boxing promoter, and
saloon owner. He survived numerous gunfights, the most famous of which were against
Charlie Storms in
Tombstone, Arizona Territory, and against
Jim Courtright in
Fort Worth, Texas. Short had business interests in three of the best-known saloons in the Old West: the Oriental in Tombstone, the
Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, and the White Elephant in Fort Worth.
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