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St. George Tucker (17521827)

Role

In 1814 Tucker and Bushrod Washington exchanged letters regarding the construction of buildings at Mount Vernon.

Description

St. George Tucker, noted jurist, was born in Bermuda on 10 July 1752. As a teenager he relocated to Virginia, where he attended The College of William & Mary, studied law under George Wythe, and gained admission to Virginia bar. During the Revolutionary War, Tucker fought under Nathanael Greene, earning distinction for his actions at the Battle of Guilford Court House.

Citations

"St. George Tucker." Dictionary of American Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2310001794/UHIC?u=viva_uva&sid=bookmark-UHIC&xid=b53e4062. Accessed 3 June 2023.

Bryson, W. Hamilton. "Tucker, St. George 1752–1827." Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States, edited by David S. Tanenhaus, vol. 5, Macmillan Reference USA, 2008, pp. 75-76. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3241201009/UHIC?u=viva_uva&sid=bookmark-UHIC&xid=68af80ea. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.

Davison M. Douglas, "St. George Tucker (1752–1827)," Encyclopedia Virginia.

Judge St. George Tucker at Find a Grave.

St. George Tucker, Judge at FamilySearch.