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Henry St. George Tucker III (April 5, 1853 – July 23, 1932) was a representative from the
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to the
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,
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of law, and president of the
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.


Early and family life

Tucker was born in
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to lawyer John Randolph Tucker (1823–1897) and his wife, Laura (
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Powell; 1827–1916). He received an
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degree from
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in 1876. He married Henrietta Preston Johnston, a daughter of William Preston Johnston, on October 25, 1877, and had several children, among them John Randolph Tucker ( 1879). In 1898, he purchased the Col Alto estate at
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.


Career

Tucker was elected to the 51st Congress as a
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and served four terms. He thereupon returned to Washington and Lee, where he became the professor of
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and equity in 1897. Three years later he was made
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of the
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, in 1900. He moved to Washington, D.C., and became dean of the school of law at Columbian University (now
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) from 1903 to 1905, when he became President of the
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and of the American Bar Association. Tucker unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for
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in 1909 and 1921. He returned to Congress in 1922, after a hiatus of nearly 25 years, when he was elected to the
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upon the death of Henry D. Flood in 1921. He was re-elected several times, serving until his own death in 1932.


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See also

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tucker, Henry St. George 03 1853 births 1932 deaths American people of English descent American people of Bermudian descent Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia People from Lexington, Virginia People from Winchester, Virginia Presidents of the American Bar Association Presidents of Washington and Lee University Henry St. George Tucker 03 Virginia lawyers Washington, D.C., Democrats Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni Washington and Lee University School of Law faculty 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives