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Henry St. George Tucker, Sr.

Henry St. George Tucker Sr.
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President of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
March 1831 – 1841
Preceded by Francis T. Brooke
Succeeded by William H. Cabell
Member of the Virginia Senate
In office
1819–1823
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by John Smith
Succeeded by Jared Williams
Chairman of the House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by Lewis Condict
Succeeded by Henry Meigs
Chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by John Dawson
Succeeded by John Carlyle Herbert
Personal details
Born December 29, 1780
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Died August 28, 1848(1848-08-28) (aged 67)
Winchester, Virginia
Political party Democratic-Republican
Alma mater College of William and Mary
Profession lawyer, professor
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Rank Captain
Battles/wars War of 1812

Henry St. George Tucker Sr. (December 29, 1780 – August 28, 1848) was a Virginia jurist, law professor, and U.S. Congressman (1815–1819).

Tucker was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia on December 29, 1780 to St. George Tucker and Frances Bland, the daughter of Theodorick Bland of Cawsons. He was thus the half-brother through his mother of U.S. Representative and Senator John Randolph of Roanoke. As a young man, he pursued classical studies at the College of William & Mary; he graduated in 1798. Tucker stayed in Williamsburg, Virginia to study law at William and Mary as well as under his father who was an established Virginia lawyer. He excelled in the study of law, obtaining his law degree in 1801. After being admitted to the Virginia bar, Tucker commenced a legal practice in Winchester, Virginia.

Notably, Tucker was appointed to the law faculty at the College of William & Mary (1801–1804) and later was captain of Cavalry in the War of 1812. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives and served for two terms, from 1815 to 1819. During his tenure, Tucker was a supporter of the American System, including the establishment of the Second Bank of the United States and the passage of the Tariff of 1816. In 1823 he had a son, John Randolph Tucker. From 1824 to 1831 he operated the Winchester Law School. He went on to be judge and president of the Court of Appeals of Virginia (1831–1841) and then became a professor of law at the University of Virginia (1841 to 1845).


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