Benjamin Mayfield

Benjamin Mayfield
Born
Illinois, United States
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationsCowboy, miner
Years active1849–1870s
Known forKilling outlaw John Mason; subject of murder trials
Criminal chargesMurder (wrongfully convicted)
Criminal statusExonerated (1869)
ParentWilliam Mayfield (father)

Benjamin Mayfield (c. 1831–187?) was a cowboy and a miner who killed the outlaw John Mason.

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