George Tucker (politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Smyth |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Davenport |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th district |
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In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
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| Preceded by | William J. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | John S. Barbour |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Pittsylvania County | |
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In office 1815–1816 Alongside Thomas Wooding |
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August 20, 1775 St. George's Island, Bermuda |
| Died | April 10, 1861 (aged 85) Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Resting place | University of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Byrd Farley, Maria Carter Tucker, Louisa Thompson |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
| Profession | author, lawyer, professor, politician |
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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 a 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 and continued to research, and expound upon, a variety of subjects including monetary policy and socio-economics until his death in Virginia at the age of 86.
George Tucker was born in Bermuda at St. George's Island on August 20, 1775. He was the second son of Daniel and Elizabeth Tucker, who were distant cousins. Daniel and his brothers established a mercantile partnership with a fleet of vessels shipping goods to America, Newfoundland, and the West Indies. Daniel was also a founder and Mayor of the port of Hamilton, Bermuda.
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