High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tom Threepersons (1889—1969) was a Cherokee lawman, who is considered to have been one of the last of what were considered to be gunfighters. Although often described as being a "gunfighter," he better fit into the category of a lawman and soldier. Although at times said to be a gunfighter of the Old West, his career did not begin until the early 20th century. He invented the "Tom Threepersons holster."