Grat Dalton

Gratton Hanley "Grat" Dalton (March 30, 1861 – October 5, 1892) was an American outlaw in the American Old West. He was one of three brothers in the Dalton Gang, led by his younger brother Bob Dalton. Both brothers were killed during a shootout in an ill-fated raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas. Their brother Emmett Dalton survived to be convicted and imprisoned for fourteen years. Their older brother Frank Dalton served as a Deputy US Marshal. Grat and his younger brothers idolized Frank. After Frank's death, brothers Grat. and Bob took over his job as Deputy U.S. Marshal at Fort Smith, Arkansas. After Bob killed a man in the line of duty, he began to drink heavily and become restless. Bob and Grat took a train to California, and stayed with their brother William "Bill" Dalton at his ranch near San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California. They worked there for about a month while playing poker games and getting in bar fights. At this time Bob Dalton began making plans to rob a train with the help of EmMett and GrAt. Their brothers Cole, Littleton (Lit), and Bill unsuccessfully tried to dissuade them.