John E. Mullally

John E. Mullally (October 22, 1874 – January 15, 1912) was an assassinated American politician and saloon owner. He was elected to the California State Assembly from the 30th District in San Francisco, serving from 1911 until the time of his death in 1912.

Biography Mullally was born in San Francisco the first son and third child of John Mullally and Ellen Lannen Mullally. He attended public schools and St. Joseph College.

His life was cut short on January 15, 1912, when three people disguised as soldiers from the Presidio, who had been conducting a string of robberies, chose the saloon he owned at 116 Eighth Street as their next target. Mullally attempted to resist and each of the three shot him. His bartender exchanged gunfire with the three, who fled with $87. Mullally's wife, May, and brother James, a fireman at a neighboring station, stayed with him until an ambulance took him to a nearby hospital, where he died while anesthesia was being administered.

He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.

In Fiction

Mullally is a major character in a time travel/alternate history story, "Timely Misadventure", appearing in the book Altered Times surviving the attack and later elected president.