Jeff Milton
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Jefferson Davis Milton (November 7, 1861 – May 7, 1947) was an Old West lawman and a son of Confederate Governor of Florida John Milton. He was the first officer appointed to the U.S. Immigration Service Border Patrol in 1924.[1][2]
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Born | November 7, 1861 (1861-11-07) Marianna, Florida, C.S. |
Died | May 7, 1947 (1947-05-08) (aged 85) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Other names | Colonel Jeff D. Milton |
Occupation(s) | Texas Ranger, Deputy sheriff, Express messenger, first officer in the U.S. Immigration Service; and Colonel, military aid to the governor of Arizona, commissioned by the Governor of the State of Arizona (1937) |
Known for | Father of the United States Border Patrol, frontier lawman |
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