Pleasant B. Tully

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Pleasant B. Tully

Pleasant Britton Tully (born March 21, 1829 in Henderson County , Tennessee , †  March 24, 1897 in Gilroy , California ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1838, Pleasant Tully came with his father to Phillips County , Arkansas , where he attended both public and private schools. In 1853 he moved to California during the gold rush , where he was looking for gold himself for some time. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession in Gilroy. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1879 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the California constitution.

In the congressional elections of 1882 , Tully was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of California , where he succeeded Romualdo Pacheco on March 4, 1883 . Until March 3, 1885 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Pleasant Tully practiced law again. He died in Gilroy on March 24, 1897.

Web links

  • Pleasant B. Tully in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)