Sheriff Billy Mulvenon of Yavapai County, Arizona Territory.

I've been discussing some of the famous, less-famous, and even infamous characters involved in Arizona's Pleasant Valley Range War. Today we feature Billy Mulvenon, the Sheriff of the county that also (inconveniently?) hosted the residence of the Governor of the territory.

Mulvenon made two "invasions" of the remote Pleasant Valley, often with large posses and Deputies from other nearby counties. None of these were well organized and generally ended less satisfactorily than Mulvenon would have liked. Most likely he was manipulated by the factions.

But he did get results, and went on to have a successful life as a brewer of beer in Prescott, AZ!

For more on this interesting figure and the novel I've included him in, head over to my [blog](https://todnewman.com/billy-mulvenon-ambitious-sheriff-from-the-capital-of-arizona-territory/).