John Hughes (lawman)
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Portrait of John Reynolds Hughes | |
| Born | John Reynolds Hughes February 11, 1855 |
| Died | June 3, 1947 (aged 92) |
| Occupation(s) | Texas Ranger, cowboy and author |
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John Reynolds Hughes (February 11, 1855 – June 3, 1947) was a Texas Ranger and cowboy of the Old West, and later an author. Several books were written about him, known as one of the most influential Texas Rangers of all time.
He was said to have inspired the fictional Lone Ranger character prominent in Western stories of the 20th century, since Zane Grey dedicated his novel The Lone Star Ranger to Hughes in 1915. Hughes conducted a long hunt for the killers of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones. Hughes himself told relatives that he believed he was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger character.