Seth Bullock

Seth Bullock (July 23, 1849 – September 23, 1919) was a Western sheriff, hardware store owner and U.S. Marshal.

What do you know about Seth Bullock? Try this US Old West History Made Easy Quiz. "Check Your Answers" at the end of the page.

1) Many of the details of Bullock's early life are lost. He is born in Amherstburg, Canada West (now Ontario).

True or False?

2) His father, retired Army officer and hero George Bullock, is known to be active in the politics. Who is the country he is a retired officer of?

United States
German
British
French

3) In 1873, he is elected sheriff of Lewis and Clark County, Montana. What national park is he credited in helping to create?

Grand Canyon National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Death Valley National Park
Yellowstone National Park

4) During his tenure as sheriff, he kills his first man, Clell Watson. Watson has stolen a horse and after a gunfight with Bullock, in which Bullock is slightly wounded in the shoulder, Watson is taken into custody. When Watson is prepared to be hanged, a lynch mob appears and scares off the executioner. Bullock climbs the scaffold and pulls the lever, sending Watson to his death.

True or False?

5) In August 1876, Bullock and his partner decide an untapped market for hardware existed in the gold rush town of Deadwood, South Dakota. Who is his partner?

Mark Reynolds
Sol Star
Matt Hatter
Tim McCoy

6) Bullock meets his match, however, in Al Swearengen, proprietor of the notorious Gem Theater, Deadwood's most notable brothel.

True or False?

7) When appointed sheriff, one of Bullock's first duties is to confront old west lawman , who is possibly interested in the sheriff's job. Bullock tells him Earp that his services are not needed and that he should leave. A week later he leaves Deadwood.

Bat Masterson
Cheyenne Bodie
Wyatt Earp
Buffalo Bill Cody

8) Having attained some stability in Deadwood, Bullock brought his wife Martha Eccles Bullock. How many children did they have?

9) Bullock meets a deputy sheriff from Medora, North Dakota, in 1884 while bringing a horse thief known as Crazy Steve into custody on the range, near what would become the town of Belle Fourche. The two quickly became lifelong friends. Who is the deputy sheriff?

Ben Johnson
Tom Mix
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Tim McCoy

10) In 1095, Bullock is then appointed U.S. Marshal for Arizona for the next nine years.
True or False?
11) Bullock died of testicular cancer shortly thereafter, on September 23, 1919, in room 211 of the Bullock hotel. What room does Bullock die in?

12) Where is he buried?

Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, South Dakota
Holy Mount Cemetery, Yankton, South Dakota
Morning Sun Memorial Park, Kansas City, Missouri

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