Robert Ford (outlaw)

Robert Ford
Robert Ford, c. 1883
Born	Robert Newton Ford (1862-01-31)January 31, 1862 Ray County, Missouri, U.S.
Died	June 8, 1892(1892-06-08) (aged 30) Creede, Colorado, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Resting place	Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, Missouri
Occupation(s)	Gangster; Saloon owner
Known for	Assassination of Jesse James
Parent(s)	James Thomas and Mary Bruin Ford

Robert Newton Ford (January 31, 1862 – June 8, 1892)^[1] was an American outlaw who killed fellow outlaw Jesse James on April 3, 1882. He and his brother Charley, both members of the James–Younger Gang under James's leadership, went on to perform paid re-enactments of the killing at publicity events. Ford would spend his later years operating multiple saloons and dance halls in the West.

Ten years after James's death, Ford was himself the victim of a fatal shot to the neck by Edward Capehart O'Kelley in Creede, Colorado, dying at only 30 years old. While initially buried in Creede, his remains were later exhumed and reinterred in his hometown of Richmond, Missouri.