John Reid in 1869.
John Reid also known as The Lone Ranger (1842 - 1912) was an American gunslinger, outlaw and lawyer during the Wild West era/.
Biography[]
John Reid was born in Colby, Texas in 1842. Younger brother of Dan Reid, the two brothers grown up to become law enforcers. John became a lawyer and Dan a Texas ranger.
In 1869, when he boards a train home to Colby, Texas, ready to practice law with his East Coast degree, John Reid was a stalwart idealist, firmly opposed to the violent ethics of the frontier, where justice was regularly meted out by gunshot. Little did Reid know that a chance meeting with Comanche warrior Tonto, would set off a series of events that change him into the enigmatic hero, the masked Lone Ranger.
Returning home to Colby, Texas aboard a train, John Reid noticed people running across the roof. Taking it upon himself to investigate, he soon discovered Butch Cavendish holding a gun on an Indian man, named Tonto.
Butch quickly took aim at John and made him drop his weapon, a shovel. Tonto quickly reached for a fallen pistol and took aim at Butch. Butch dropped his weapon and Tonto readied to fire. However, John knocked the pistol from Tonto's hand and picked it up off the ground, aiming it at Butch.
In pursuit of Butch, John, the Rangers and his brother Dan were riding along through a valley. The Rangers and Dan were eventually killed and John was left for dead by Butch, his men and Collins, a Ranger and traitor. John was later found by Tonto, who dug graves for the Rangers.
As Tonto was scouring the bodies for materials, John awoke and snatched his hand. Tonto rendered him unconscious with a rock and soon noticed a white spirit horse approaching John's grave.
After that, he became the Lone Ranger making justice, then killing Butch Cavendish and defeating corrupt bussinessman Latham Cole.
John left Colby lefting behind him Rebecca Reid and Danny Reid. He became a great legend of the Wild West.
He died peacefully in his bed in 1912 at the age of 70.
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