Jeff Milton
Jefferson Davis Milton | |
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| Born | November 7, 1861 Marianna, Florida, C.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1947 (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 |
Jefferson Davis Milton (November 7, 1861 – May 7, 1947) was an American lawman in the Old West 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.