Tilghman Tucker

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Tilghman Tucker

Tilghman Mayfield Tucker (born February 5, 1802 in Lime Stone Springs , North Carolina , † April 3, 1859 in Bexar , Alabama ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844 . Between 1844 and 1845 he represented his state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Tilghman Tucker attended public schools in his home country. After studying law, he began working in his new profession in Columbus, Mississippi. He became a member of the Democratic Party and was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1831 to 1835 . From 1838 to 1841 he was a member of the State Senate . On November 1, 1841, he was elected as his party's candidate for the new governor.

Mississippi Governor

Tilghman Tucker took up his new office on January 10, 1842. In his two-year tenure, he had to deal with the consequences of the collapse of the Union Bank . At the same time, his Treasury Secretary Richard S. Graves turned out to be a fraud who stole $ 44,000 from the treasury and fled to Canada . Tucker's opponents accused him of not reacting quickly enough in this case. In 1843 Tucker declined to run again.

Another résumé

After his tenure as governor, Tucker served a term as a member of Congress until 1845 . Then he retired from politics and spent his old age on his "Cottonwood" plantation in Louisiana . Tilghman Tucker died in Alabama in 1859 while visiting family. He was married twice and had four children in total.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Tucker, Tilghman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tucker, Tilghman Mayfield (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH near Lime Stone Springs , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1859
Place of death Bexar , Alabama