born March 30, 1811, in Richmond Virginia, and died on January 17, 1889, in Tucson, AZ. Charles Drake was a Tucson businessman, who served as president of the fifteenth Arizona Territorial Legislative assembly, was a member of the University of Arizona Board of Regents, served as hospital steward at Fort Lowell in 1871, was Asst. Postmaster from 1876 to 1881, was elected Pima County Recorder in 1881 and served until January 1885, at which time he operated a general brokerage and commission business. In 1889, he was appointed receiver of the land office in Tucson. He also served on the City Council, as President of the School Board, and was president of the Tucson Building and Association.
William D. Kalt III
Charles Rivers Drake sat on the Tucson City Council when it granted the Southern Pacific Railroad its Tucson reserve on August 21, 1879. Drake's instrumental role in bringing SP trains to Arizona's Ancient & Honorable Pueblo goes largely unheralded today. The Civil War veteran built a lavish house at 204 South Scott Avenue. Hand-carved woodwork and a large skylight over the living room highlighted the gorgeous home, while ancient fig trees and pomegranate bushes lent the landscape a "regal air." The mansion became the center "of the most colorful social and political gatherings," recalled the Tucson Daily Citizen. Known about town as "Charley," the powerful Republican was "one of the most prominent political leaders of the day." He ran the U.S. depository, handling large sums of money to pay all government troops until 1881. Drake held the contract to supply the local SP stores department until he sold it to L.H. Manning in 1900.(AHS #B13508)
William D. Kalt III
Charles Rivers Drake sat on the Tucson City Council when it granted the Southern Pacific Railroad its Tucson reserve on August 21, 1879. Drake's instrumental role in bringing SP trains to Arizona's Ancient & Honorable Pueblo goes largely unheralded today. The Civil War veteran built a lavish house at 204 South Scott Avenue. Hand-carved woodwork and a large skylight over the living room highlighted the gorgeous home, while ancient fig trees and pomegranate bushes lent the landscape a "regal air." The mansion became the center "of the most colorful social and political gatherings," recalled the Tucson Daily Citizen. Known about town as "Charley," the powerful Republican was "one of the most prominent political leaders of the day." He ran the U.S. depository, handling large sums of money to pay all government troops until 1881. Drake held the contract to supply the local SP stores department until he sold it to L.H. Manning in 1900.(AHS #B13508)
born March 30, 1811, in Richmond Virginia, and died on January 17, 1889, in Tucson, AZ. Charles Drake was a Tucson businessman, who served as president of the fifteenth Arizona Territorial Legislative assembly, was a member of the University of Arizona Board of Regents, served as hospital steward at Fort Lowell in 1871, was Asst. Postmaster from 1876 to 1881, was elected Pima County Recorder in 1881 and served until January 1885, at which time he operated a general brokerage and commission business. In 1889, he was appointed receiver of the land office in Tucson. He also served on the City Council, as President of the School Board, and was president of the Tucson Building and Association.
William D. Kalt III
Charles Rivers Drake sat on the Tucson City Council when it granted the Southern Pacific Railroad its Tucson reserve on August 21, 1879. Drake's instrumental role in bringing SP trains to Arizona's Ancient & Honorable Pueblo goes largely unheralded today. The Civil War veteran built a lavish house at 204 South Scott Avenue. Hand-carved woodwork and a large skylight over the living room highlighted the gorgeous home, while ancient fig trees and pomegranate bushes lent the landscape a "regal air." The mansion became the center "of the most colorful social and political gatherings," recalled the Tucson Daily Citizen. Known about town as "Charley," the powerful Republican was "one of the most prominent political leaders of the day." He ran the U.S. depository, handling large sums of money to pay all government troops until 1881. Drake held the contract to supply the local SP stores department until he sold it to L.H. Manning in 1900.(AHS #B13508)
William D. Kalt III
Charles Rivers Drake sat on the Tucson City Council when it granted the Southern Pacific Railroad its Tucson reserve on August 21, 1879. Drake's instrumental role in bringing SP trains to Arizona's Ancient & Honorable Pueblo goes largely unheralded today. The Civil War veteran built a lavish house at 204 South Scott Avenue. Hand-carved woodwork and a large skylight over the living room highlighted the gorgeous home, while ancient fig trees and pomegranate bushes lent the landscape a "regal air." The mansion became the center "of the most colorful social and political gatherings," recalled the Tucson Daily Citizen. Known about town as "Charley," the powerful Republican was "one of the most prominent political leaders of the day." He ran the U.S. depository, handling large sums of money to pay all government troops until 1881. Drake held the contract to supply the local SP stores department until he sold it to L.H. Manning in 1900.(AHS #B13508)
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