Jeff Kidder

Jeff Kidder (November 15, 1875 - April 5, 1908) was an American lawman in the closing days of the American Old West. He was most noted for his service with the Arizona Rangers. 

Jefferson David Kidder was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. His father, Silas W. Kidder (1847-1920), who was from a prominent Vermont family, had settled in South Dakota during 1868. His grandfather, Jefferson P. Kidder, had served as the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and later served on the South Dakota Supreme Court and in the U.S. House of Representatives. His uncle, Lyman S. Kidder (1842-1867), became an officer in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States) and served under George Custer. He and his detachment were killed in July 1867, in an event that became known as the Kidder Massacre. 

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