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Sheriff

Thomas S. Milligan

Mason County Sheriff's Office — Mason, TX

Felonious

End of Watch February 19, 1860

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Sheriff Milligan was killed by Native Americans while on duty.

Sheriff Milligan had been elected Sheriff 18 months prior to his death. He was the first elected Sheriff of Mason County.

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166 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Milligan gave the Mason County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Mason community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Mason County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Mason, Mason County, TX

Platform Identity mcso.mason.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 19, 1860

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Sheriff Thomas S. Milligan is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mason County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Mason County Sheriff's Office

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,461

of 2,422 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas S. Milligan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Thomas S. Milligan Compares

Years of Service

1.5

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas S. Milligan is highlighted in Feb.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas S. Milligan was killed by person.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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