Robert Rennick Dalton (May 13, 1869 â€" October 5, 1892), better known
as Bob Dalton, was an American outlaw in the American Old West.
Beginning in 1891, he led the Dalton Gang, whose varying members
included three of his brothers. They were known for robbing banks,
stagecoaches and trains, primarily in Kansas and Oklahoma Territory,
quickly attracting pursuit by lawmen.On October 5, 1892 the gang
attempted to rob two banks the same day in Coffeyville, Kansas, hoping
to gain enough loot to leave the country. Attacked by townsmen and law
officers, Bob and Grat Dalton, Bill Power, and Richard L. "Dick"
Broadwell were all killed. Younger brother Emmett Dalton was severely
wounded, but survived. He was tried and convicted, and served 14 years
in prison before being pardoned. Bill Dalton was not part of this
heist.Born in 1869 in Cass County, Missouri, Bob was one of nine sons
of Lewis Dalton, from Kentucky and Jackson County, Missouri, and his
wife Adeline Lee (née Younger). They also had three daughters. His
siblings were:Brothers who became members of the Dalton Gang were:
Bob, Grat, Emmett, and Bill, who was the least involved. After the
disaster at Coffeyville in 1892, Bill later joined with Bill Doolin to
form the Dalton-Doolin Gang, also known as the Wild Bunch. Bob Dalton Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter