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{{Infobox person
|nam=Garner Hugh Tullis, Sr.
|birth_date=April 4, 1893
|birth_place=St. Joseph, Tensas Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
Resident of [[New Orleans]]
|death_place=Near Apalachicola, <br>
Franklin County, [[Florida]]
|death_date=February 18, 1966 (aged 72)<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans
|spouse=Mary Lee Brown Tullis (married 1916-1966, his death)<br>
'''Children''':<br>
Malcolm McCullough Tullis<br>
Mary Lee Tullis<br>
Garner Hugh Tullis, Jr.<br>
Eli Watson Tullis<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Hugh and Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis
|branch=[[United States Coast Guard]]
}}
'''Garner Hugh Tullis, Sr.''' (April 4, 1893 February 18, 1966), was a [[business]]man and civic leader from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who formed his own brokerage firm, Tullis, Craig & Bright, and became a partner of E. F. Hutton & Company. He was also a nationally known [[Yacht|yachtsman]] who won the races in 1930, 1932, and 1948 between St. Petersburg, [[Florida]], and [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].<ref name=dict>Dictionary of Louisiana Biography - T - Louisiana Historical Association (lahistory.org), accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
Tullis was born in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, the smallest in population of the sixty-four parishes, located along the [[Mississippi River]] in northeastern [[Louisiana]], to the attorney and landowner, Judge Hugh Tullis (1857–1931) and the former Mellie Belmont Watson of Jefferson County, [[Mississippi]].<ref name-dict/> His cousin, [[Joseph T. Curry]], was a state representative for Tensas Parish from 1930 to 1944.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11082006-162523/unrestricted/jmreonasdiss.pdf|title=Matthew Reonas, ''Once Proud Princes: Planters and Plantation Culture in Louisiana's Northeast Delta, From the First World War Through the Great Depressio,'' p. 271|publisher=[[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Ph.D. dissertation|date=December 2006|accessdate=July 19, 2013}}</ref>
Tullis arrived in New Orleans at the age of sixteen and worked his way from messenger in a [[cotton]] firm to become the principal cotton trader in the whole city. Employed by John F. Clark & Company, he later formed his own brokerage company and then became the Hutton partner in New Orleans. He was a founder of the Louisiana and Southern Life Insurance Company (later Charter Security Life Insurance). He chaired the board of the company until his death.<ref name=dict/><ref>Garner Hugh Tullis (1893-1966) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
During [[World War II]], Tullis served as a lieutenant commander in the [[United States Coast Guard]] and as commander of the Port of Orleans Security Volunteer Force.<ref name=dict/>
Tullis married the former Mary Lee Brown (1897-1984) on October 6, 1916. Their children were Malcolm McCullough Tullis (1917-1985), Mary Lee Tullis (1919-2006), Garner Hugh Tullis, Jr. (1923–1930), and Eli Watson Tullis (born 1928).<ref name=dict/><ref>Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis (1861-1917) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
In 1939, Tullis purchased a historic home in[Biloxi, [[Mississippi]], for use as a summer home. It subsequently became known as the Tullis-Toledano Manor. After its sale to the city of Biloxi in 1975, it became a popular museum and local attraction. Many young couples were married on the beautiful grounds of the manor. It was completely destroyed by [[Hurricane Katrina]] on August 29, 2005.<ref>9880.pdf (ms.gov, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
In 1935, Tullis "ruled" New Orleans [[Mardi Gras]] as Rex, the King of Carnival. His interest in yachts led to his becoming the commodore of the Southern Yacht Club. He died while cruising off the [[Gulf of Mexico]] near Apalachicola, Florida, aboard his yacht ''Windjammer.''<ref name=dict/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External link==
*[http://www.tullistrees.org/Vol4No4/TullisManor.htm Tullis-Toledano Manor of Biloxi, Mississippi]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tullis, Garner Hugh}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
|nam=Garner Hugh Tullis, Sr.
|birth_date=April 4, 1893
|birth_place=St. Joseph, Tensas Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
Resident of [[New Orleans]]
|death_place=Near Apalachicola, <br>
Franklin County, [[Florida]]
|death_date=February 18, 1966 (aged 72)<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans
|spouse=Mary Lee Brown Tullis (married 1916-1966, his death)<br>
'''Children''':<br>
Malcolm McCullough Tullis<br>
Mary Lee Tullis<br>
Garner Hugh Tullis, Jr.<br>
Eli Watson Tullis<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Hugh and Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis
|branch=[[United States Coast Guard]]
}}
'''Garner Hugh Tullis, Sr.''' (April 4, 1893 February 18, 1966), was a [[business]]man and civic leader from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who formed his own brokerage firm, Tullis, Craig & Bright, and became a partner of E. F. Hutton & Company. He was also a nationally known [[Yacht|yachtsman]] who won the races in 1930, 1932, and 1948 between St. Petersburg, [[Florida]], and [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].<ref name=dict>Dictionary of Louisiana Biography - T - Louisiana Historical Association (lahistory.org), accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
Tullis was born in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, the smallest in population of the sixty-four parishes, located along the [[Mississippi River]] in northeastern [[Louisiana]], to the attorney and landowner, Judge Hugh Tullis (1857–1931) and the former Mellie Belmont Watson of Jefferson County, [[Mississippi]].<ref name-dict/> His cousin, [[Joseph T. Curry]], was a state representative for Tensas Parish from 1930 to 1944.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11082006-162523/unrestricted/jmreonasdiss.pdf|title=Matthew Reonas, ''Once Proud Princes: Planters and Plantation Culture in Louisiana's Northeast Delta, From the First World War Through the Great Depressio,'' p. 271|publisher=[[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Ph.D. dissertation|date=December 2006|accessdate=July 19, 2013}}</ref>
Tullis arrived in New Orleans at the age of sixteen and worked his way from messenger in a [[cotton]] firm to become the principal cotton trader in the whole city. Employed by John F. Clark & Company, he later formed his own brokerage company and then became the Hutton partner in New Orleans. He was a founder of the Louisiana and Southern Life Insurance Company (later Charter Security Life Insurance). He chaired the board of the company until his death.<ref name=dict/><ref>Garner Hugh Tullis (1893-1966) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
During [[World War II]], Tullis served as a lieutenant commander in the [[United States Coast Guard]] and as commander of the Port of Orleans Security Volunteer Force.<ref name=dict/>
Tullis married the former Mary Lee Brown (1897-1984) on October 6, 1916. Their children were Malcolm McCullough Tullis (1917-1985), Mary Lee Tullis (1919-2006), Garner Hugh Tullis, Jr. (1923–1930), and Eli Watson Tullis (born 1928).<ref name=dict/><ref>Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis (1861-1917) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
In 1939, Tullis purchased a historic home in[Biloxi, [[Mississippi]], for use as a summer home. It subsequently became known as the Tullis-Toledano Manor. After its sale to the city of Biloxi in 1975, it became a popular museum and local attraction. Many young couples were married on the beautiful grounds of the manor. It was completely destroyed by [[Hurricane Katrina]] on August 29, 2005.<ref>9880.pdf (ms.gov, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>
In 1935, Tullis "ruled" New Orleans [[Mardi Gras]] as Rex, the King of Carnival. His interest in yachts led to his becoming the commodore of the Southern Yacht Club. He died while cruising off the [[Gulf of Mexico]] near Apalachicola, Florida, aboard his yacht ''Windjammer.''<ref name=dict/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External link==
*[http://www.tullistrees.org/Vol4No4/TullisManor.htm Tullis-Toledano Manor of Biloxi, Mississippi]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tullis, Garner Hugh}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]