John Tunstall

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, a member of the Republican Party, hoped to unseat the Irish and make a fortune as the county's new boss. He 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.

This article is about the English-American rancher. For the servant and gentleman-usher to Anne of Denmark, see John Tunstall (usher). For the member of parliament, see Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency).

John Tunstall
Tunstall in 1875
Born(1853-03-06)March 6, 1853
Hackney, London
DiedFebruary 18, 1878(1878-02-18) (aged 24)
Lincoln County, New Mexico
Occupation(s)Rancher and merchant
Known forFirst man killed in the Lincoln County War
Political partyRepublican Party
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