Starling Tucker

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Starling Tucker (born 1770 in Halifax County , Province of North Carolina , † January 3, 1834 in Enoree , South Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1817 and 1831 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Starling Tucker settled in Mountain Shoals, now Enoree, in South Carolina at a young age. There he received a rather poor school education. In the following years he managed a plantation. He also held various local offices. Among other things, he acted as a justice of the peace. Tucker was also a member of the state militia for many years. During the British-American War of 1812 he served as a colonel in command of the troops. He later rose to the rank of major general in the militia.

Politically, Tucker was a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In 1816 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded William Woodward on March 4, 1817 . After two re-elections, he was able to represent his constituency in Congress until March 3, 1823 . Since 1822 he ran in the ninth district, which he represented as successor to John Carter between March 4, 1823 and March 3, 1831 in Congress. After the dissolution of his party in the 1820s, Tucker joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party . His last years in the House of Representatives were marked by heated discussions about the politics of President Jackson. Among other things, there was a conflict between the federal government and the state of South Carolina over an import tariff law. This conflict culminated in the nullification crisis shortly after Tucker's time in Congress ended . Other points of contention were the controversial Indian Removal Act and President Jackson's banking policy.

After leaving Congress, Starling Tucker withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. He died on January 3, 1834.

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SURNAME Tucker, starling
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH Halifax County , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1834
Place of death Enoree , South Carolina