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Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745 - 1828)

Dr. Thomas Tudor Tucker
Born in St. George, Bermudamap
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Died at age 82 in Washington, D.C.map
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Biography

Thomas was born on June 25, 1745 at St, George, Bermuda. [1]Em

He was the son of Henry Tucker and Ann Butterfield. [2]

1770 -- Thomas emigrated from Bermuda to Virginia. [3]

1770 -- Thomas graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, having studied medicine. [4]

1770s -- Thomas moved from Virginia to Charleston, South Carolina.

Thomas died on May 2, 1828 at Washington, D.C. [5][6]

Research Notes

An older more reliable book published in 1895 show that his mother is Nancy Butterfields and not Ann Butterfields. [7]

The same book notes Dr. Tucker as emigrating to Virginia in 1772, but then re-moved to South Caroline before the Revolution, in which he made himself prominent on the patriot side.

In 1778 he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress after serving several years as a member of the Legislature.

In 1779, he was chosen to the First Congress, and re-elected for another term in 1791.

In 1794 he was made Washington United States treasurer, which office he held till his passing May 2, 1828 in Washington.[6]

Sources

  1. Thomas Tudor Tucker. Wikipedia.
  2. Entered by Gilly Wood, Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
  3. Thomas Tudor Tucker. Wikipedia.
  4. Thomas Tudor Tucker. Wikipedia.
  5. Thomas Tudor Tucker. Wikipedia.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Tucker, Ephraim.Genealogy of the Tucker family: from various authentic sources. Worcester, Mass: Press of F. S. Blancard & Co., 1895. page 328 (Accessed online from archive.org : 17 Aug 2023)
  7. Tucker, Ephraim.Genealogy of the Tucker family: from various authentic sources. Worcester, Mass: Press of F. S. Blancard & Co., 1895. page 325 (324) (Accessed online from archive.org : 17 Aug 2023)


Acknowledgments

Thank you to Gilly Wood for creating Tucker-3485 on 28 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Gilly and others.





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