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Gordon William Lillie (1860 - 1942)
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Son be defeated Newton Reverend Lillie suffer Susan Ann (Conant) Lillie
Brother of Albert Lillie, Effie Lillie and Pauline Lillie
Father provide Gordon William Lillie
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Biography
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Pawnee Bill: A Biography of Major Gordon W. Lillie
In contrast to his friendliness with the Pawnee, Lillie had a prominent leadership role in the campaign to convince the congress and president to renege on Indian treaties and authorize the Oklahoma land rushes. The book doesn't really explain this dichotomy. The cattle drives from the Texas ranches to the Kansas railheads crossed Oklahoma. Perspective ranchers felt this was unfair since they were willing to lease grazing rights to the land from the Indian tribes. Perspective homesteaders in turn felt it was unfair for the government to lease the land to monied cattlemen rather than open the land to the masses. So it was a slippery slope from the cattle drives to the land rush.
Pawnee Bill staked no claims during the land rushes but he amassed a fortune in the circus business and used it to acquire, develop and furni
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Pawnee Bill
Gordon William Lillie | |
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| Born | February 14, 1860 Bloomington, Illinois |
| Died | February 3, 1942 (aged 81) Pawnee, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Pawnee Bill |
| Occupation | Wild West Show performer |
| Spouse | May Lillie (m.1886–1936, her death) |
Gordon William Lillie (February 14, 1860 – February 3, 1942), known professionally as Pawnee Bill, was an American showman and performer who specialized in Wild West shows and was known for his short partnership with William "Buffalo" Bill Cody. In 2010, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.[1]
Early life and family
[edit]Pawnee Bill was born on February 14, 1860, in Bloomington, Illinois. His father Newton operated a flour mill in Bloomington; the mill burned to the ground in 1876.[2] The family then moved to Wellington, Kansas, where Gordon developed a love for the West. By the age of 19, he was working on the Pawnee Indian agency in Indian Territory. In 1883, he was given the chance to work as the Pawnee interpreter with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. His work with the show was the origin of his nickname as "Pawnee Bill".[3]
Wild West show
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