Moreton Frewen, a British gentleman and future uncle to Winston Churchill, declared that if he lost his bet on a horse race, he would move to America and punch cows on the Yellowstone.

True to his word, after his loss, Frewen boarded a steamer in the spring of 1879 and headed for the “Wild West.”

Frewen was known as an adventurer and had earned the nickname “Mortal Ruin” for his unfortunate business deals.

He was the well-educated younger son of an old Sussex family and well known in England as a fine shot and good horseman. When he left for America, over one hundred people stood on the docks to see him off on this latest adventure.

First Trip To America

Frewen had first visited America in 1878 as the guest of John Adair, a wealthy businessman who had founded the JA Ranch , the

See Full Page