John Randolph Tucker (politician)

John Randolph Tucker

John Randolph Tucker (born December 24, 1823 in Winchester , Virginia , †  February 13, 1897 in Lexington , Virginia) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1875 and 1887 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Tucker was the son of Congressman Henry St. George Tucker (1780-1848) and the father of Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932). He first attended a private school and then the Richmond Academy . This was followed by a study at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville until 1844 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1845, he began to work in Winchester in this profession. Between 1857 and 1865 he served as Attorney General of Virginia. In 1870 he taught law at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1874 , Tucker was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Thomas Whitehead on March 4, 1875 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1887 . Since 1883 he represented there as the successor to John Sergeant Wise the tenth district of his state. Between 1879 and 1881 Tucker was chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means ; from 1883 to 1887 he headed the judicial committee . In 1886 he declined to run again.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Tucker was Professor of Constitutional Law at Washington and Lee University from 1888 until his death. In 1894 he chaired the American Bar Association . John Tucker died on February 13, 1897 in Lexington and was buried in his native Winchester.

Web links

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

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