Pinckney R. Tully
| Pinckney R. Tully | |
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| Mayor of Tucson, Arizona | |
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In office January 10, 1882 – January 9, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | J. S. Carr |
| Succeeded by | Charles M. Strauss |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 25, 1824 Port Gibson, Mississippi |
| Died | November 10, 1903 (aged 79) Healdsburg, California |
| Spouse(s) |
Maria Trinidad Conklin (m. 1848–74) Delores Juarez (m. 1881–1903) |
Pinckney Randolph Tully (March 23, 1824 – November 10, 1903) was an American businessman and politician who served as Arizona Territorial Treasurer and Mayor of Tucson, Arizona Territory.
Tully was born on March 25, 1824 in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Details regarding his education have been lost. While he was growing up, his family moved to Arkansas. In 1845, his family began a move to Oregon but abandoned their efforts in western Missouri following the death of Tully's father. Tully, who was a young adult at the time, continued down the Santa Fe Trail to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In Santa Fe, Tully worked at a mercantile firm. At the same time he developed a business interest with James Conklin. In 1849, he drove a heard of sheep to California, returning the next year in a group led by François Xavier Aubry. This trip was quite profitable as the animals sold for five to ten times their price in Santa Fe.
Upon returning to New Mexico, Tully married one of Conklin's daughters, María Trinidad. He also oversaw construction of a house that is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Shortly thereafter his business interests expanded to include a trading post at Fort Thorn, New Mexico.
Tully moved to Mesilla in 1854. Shortly thereafter he partnered with Estevan Ochoa. IN 1858, the firm of Tully & Ochoa brought a wagon train of supplies to Tucson. The entire inventory was purchased by Solomon Warner within hours of the caravan's arrival. This prompted the partners to open a store in Tucson. Tully & Ochoa followed with a second store in Tubac in 1864.
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