About John Shanssey
Born 1848. John Shanssey was an American politician and boxer.
John Shanssey (March 23, 1848 – 1919?) was an American boxer, gambler, saloon owner, and Mayor of Yuma, Arizona. He fought Mike Donovan in a bout refereed by a young 21-year-old Wyatt Earp on July 4, 1868, or 1869 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Shanssey is an alternative spelling, based on local Irish pronunciation, of the Irish surname Shaughnessy.
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Who was John Shanssey?
American politician
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John Shanssey was born in 1848.
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John Shanssey was a politician and boxer.
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John Shanssey was American.
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