Samuel Drachman

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

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

Drachman then moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1867, following his brother Philip, whom he worked for in his general store until 1873, until he established his own cartage business, carrying mail and supplies for the U. S.

[1] In the early 1880s, he opened his cigar store, which he continued to operate until his death in 1911.

[6] One of his sons, Sol B. Drachman, was the youngest member of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, serving in the regiment's Troop B.