John Riley Banister (May 24, 1854– 1918) was an American law officer, cowboy and Texas Ranger.
Read more about John Riley Banister: Early Years, Move To Texas, Adoption, From Cattle Driving To Catching Outlaws, Special Assignment, Field-inspection, Sheriff, Further Reading
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“This is what the Church is said to want, not party men, but sensible, temperate, sober, well-judging persons, to guide it through the channel of no-meaning, between the Scylla and Charybdis of Aye and no.”
—Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890)
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