Philip Drachman was an Arizona pioneer, businessman, and politician.

Drachman was born in Poland in 1833 and immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his family, including his brother Samuel.

Drachman then moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1866, where he partnered with Isaac Goldberg and started the Drachman-Goldberg general store.

Drachman's other business interests included a saloon, a freight line between Tucson and Yuma, real estate and a cigar store.

[1][5] His grandson, Roy Drachman, through another son, Emmanuel, was a very influential businessman and real estate developer in Tucson during the mid-1900s.