Ebenezer Tucker

Ebenezer Tucker (born November 15, 1758 in Tuckers Beach , Burlington County , Province of New Jersey , †  September 5, 1845 in Tuckerton , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1829 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ebenezer Tucker attended public schools in his home country. Despite his youth, he took part in the War of Independence as a soldier in the Continental Army on the side of George Washington . He was involved in several battles. After the war he moved to the town of Tuckerton, which was later named after him, where he worked in trade and shipbuilding; then he became a postman there . He held this office between 1806 and 1825. He also held various positions as a judge until 1825.

In the congressional election of 1824 , Tucker was elected as an independent candidate for the fourth seat of New Jersey to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded James Matlack on March 4, 1825 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1829 . During this time there was heated political discussions between supporters and opponents of the future President Andrew Jackson .

In 1828, Ebenezer Tucker renounced another congressional candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives he worked as a tax collector in Tuckerton. From 1831 he was again a postman there. He held this post until his death on September 5, 1845.

Web links

• Ebenezer Tucker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ebenezer Tucker in the database of Find a Grave (English)