# Jack Williams — Roughing It character guide

> Jack Williams in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Deputy Marshal Jack Williams, Williams, last Jack Williams, the quiet passenger Williams, Meantime Williams, Marshall

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A deputy marshal and passenger on the overland stage.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/vi)

A young New York boy traveling in the Holy Land who compares Moses' journey to Ben Holliday's stagecoach service.

### [Desperadoism in the Flush Times](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xlviii)

Listed among the famous desperadoes of Nevada, whose fame overshadowed that of political leaders.

### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xlix)

Deputy Marshal who was assassinated while playing cards; previously involved in a fatal shooting of Billy Brown and a robbery.

### [LXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxii)

A cheerful passenger on the Ajax who cleverly defeats the Admiral in an argument using invented history.

### [LXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxv)

Mentioned as having bought a pony for ten dollars.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced in the note about the prophecy of his assassination and the subsequent killing of Joe McGee.

## Links

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