Pleasant B. Tully

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Pleasant B. Tully
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byRomualdo Pacheco
Succeeded byWilliam W. Morrow
Personal details
Born
Pleasant Britton Tully

(1829-03-21)March 21, 1829
Henderson County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 1897(1897-03-24) (aged 68)
Gilroy, California, U.S.
Resting placeMasonic Ceremony, Gilroy, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Elizabeth Martin
(m. 1859)
Children2
EducationReell's Academy
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Pleasant Britton Tully (March 21, 1829 – March 24, 1897) was an American politician and lawyer who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 4th congressional district of California from 1883 to 1885 as a Democrat in the 48th United States Congress.[1][2]

Early life and education

Tully was born in Henderson County, Tennessee, on March 21, 1829. When he was nine years old, Tully moved to Arkansas with his father, who settled in Phillips County in 1838. Tully attended both public and private schools, graduating from Reell's Academy in 1849.

At the age of 21, Tully briefly moved to Texas, though returned to Arkansas, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. He returned to Texas in 1853 before moving to California that same year, where he engaged in mining.

Tilly settled in Gilroy, California, on May 2, 1858. He studied law.

Career

Tully was admitted to the bar in 1863, after which he commenced practice. He served as delegate at large to California's constitutional convention in 1879.

Congress

In 1882, Tully was elected to a single term in the United States House of Representatives, defeating Republican nominee George L. Woods by over 3,600 votes. He represented the 4th congressional district of California from 1883 to 1885 as a Democrat in the 48th United States Congress.

Tully's time in office began on March 4, 1883, and concluded on March 3, 1885. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1884.

Later career

Following his tenure in Congress, Tully resumed practicing law.

Personal life and death

Tully married Mary Elizabeth Martin on September 25, 1859. They had two children together.[3]

Tully died at the age of 68 at his home in Gilroy, California, on March 24, 1897. He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery, located in Gilroy.[4]

Electoral history

1882 United States House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pleasant B. Tully 23,105 54.4
Republican George Lemuel Woods 18,387 43.3
Populist M. V. Wright 650 1.5
Prohibition Isaac Kinley 355 0.8
Total votes 42,497 100.0
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Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. ^ "TULLY, Pleasant Britton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
  2. ^ "Rep. Pleasant Tully". GovTrack. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "NOTED PIONEER DEAD". San Jose Daily Mercury. March 25, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tuckerman to Turnbull". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

External links

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress