John Tunstall
American businessman
Died when: 24 years 349 days (299 months)Star Sign: Pisces
John Henry Tunstall (6 March 1853 – 18 February 1878) was an English-born rancher and merchant in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.He competed with the Irish Catholic merchants, lawmen, and politicians who ran the town of Lincoln and the county.
Tunstall, who hoped to unseat the Irish and make a fortune as the County's new boss, was the first man killed in the Lincoln County War, an economic and political conflict that resulted in armed warfare between rival gangs of cowboys and the ranchers, lawmen, and politicians who issued the orders.
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