George Tucker (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Tucker (politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1775

Place of Birth: Bermuda, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1861

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, economist, historian, biographer, university teacher, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About George Tucker (politician)

  • George Tucker (August 20, 1775 – April 10, 1861) was an American attorney, politician, historian, author, and educator.
  • His literary works include the first fiction of colonial life in Virginia and another which is among the nation's earliest science fictions.
  • Tucker also published the first comprehensive biography of Thomas Jefferson, as well as his 1856 History of the United States. Tucker was the son of the first mayor of Hamilton, Bermuda.
  • He immigrated to Virginia at age 20, was educated at the College of William and Mary, and was admitted to the bar.
  • His first marriage ended with the death of his childless wife Mary Farley in 1799; he remarried and had six children with wife Maria Carter, who died at age 38 in 1823.
  • His third wife, of 30 years, was Louisa Thompson who died in 1858. Aside from his law practice, Tucker wrote distinctive monologues for various publications.
  • His topics ranged widely from the conceptual to the technical—from slavery, suffrage, and morality to intracoastal navigation, wages, and banking.
  • He was elected in 1816 to the Virginia House of Delegates for one term, and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 to 1825.
  • From his youth until early middle age, Tucker's lofty social lifestyle was often profligate, and occasionally scandalous.
  • Nevertheless, upon completion of his congressional term, his eloquent publications led Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to extend to him an appointment to serve as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the newly founded University of Virginia; he accepted and held that post until 1845. After retiring, Tucker relocated to Philadelphia, continued his research, and expounded upon a variety of subjects, including monetary policy and socio-economics, until his death in Virginia at the age of 86.

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