Nate Champion

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Nate Champion was a Wyoming cowboy and small rancher who became a central figure and folk hero of the Johnson County War after making a famous last stand against hired gunmen in 1892.

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instanceOf cowboy
person
rancher
associatedWith Johnson County, Wyoming
KC Ranch
linked to: TA Ranch

Wyoming cattle wars
countryOfCitizenship United States
familyName Champion
genre American frontier folklore
givenName Nate
hasCauseOfDeath gunshot wounds
hasEthnicGroup American frontiersmen
hasLegacy remembered as a central figure in the Johnson County War
subject of Western histories and folklore accounts
hasReputation symbol of small ranchers’ resistance
hasRole folk hero of the American Old West
small rancher opposing large cattle interests
mannerOfDeath killed in a gunfight
movement resistance to large cattle barons in Wyoming
notableEvent siege of the KC Ranch
notableFor last stand at the KC Ranch in 1892
role in the Johnson County War
occupation cowboy
rancher
participantIn Johnson County War
placeOfDeath Johnson County, Wyoming
residence Wyoming
yearOfDeath 1892

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Johnson County War involvedPerson Nate Champion