Tocker
Tocker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Annie Constance Tocker (1889–1980), New Zealand librarian, Methodist deaconess, nurse and child welfare officer *Mahinārangi Tocker (1955–2008), New Zealand singer-songwriter *Mary Ann Tocker (1778–1853), was the first woman in Cornwall to be tried for Libel and was celebrated as the first woman to act as her own advocate in a British court of law *Nion Tocker Nion Robert Tucker, Sr. (August 21, 1885 – April 22, 1950) was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt ...

Mary Ann Tocker
Mary Ann Tocker (1778–1853) was the first woman in Cornwall to be tried for Libel and was celebrated as the first woman to act as her own advocate in a British court of law. She has been referred to as the first woman lawyer. She was seen as a heroine by the radical writers of her day. Her case was widely discussed in the months following her trial in August 1818. She is still referred to today in books on early women radicals as having inspired others with her stand against corruption. Early life Mary Ann Tocker was born in Tregony in 1778. She was daughter of Thomas Wheare Tocker and Dorothy Hearle. Born the second of six children, she became the eldest after the death of her older sister in 1799. Her father, Thomas Wheare Tocker, was an attorney in law from Gwinear. He died in debt in 1796 after months of illness. At the time of the trial, Mary Ann, her widowed mother and younger siblings were living in Plymouth. One brother, Henry, was studying law and hoping to become a s ...
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Mahinārangi Tocker
Mahinārangi Tocker (1955 – 15 April 2008) was a singer-songwriter from New Zealand. Tocker wrote more than 600 songs in a 25-year career. Her vocal style has been compared to that of Joan Armatrading and Tracy Chapman. She also gave lectures around New Zealand about the use of music and creativity to boost learning and self-esteem, and was an adult literacy tutor, writer and poet. Biography Tocker was born in Taumarunui and was of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Jewish and Celtic ancestry. Tocker spent much of her life at Glendene in West Auckland. In the 2008 New Year Honours, Tocker was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music. Tocker died on 15 April 2008 in Auckland's North Shore hospital following a severe asthma attack. She was 52. Her final performance had been at the Titirangi Festival of Music in March 2008. A memorial tree was planted for her at Falls Park in Henderson. Personal life Tocker c ...
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Annie Constance Tocker
Annie Constance Tocker (6 May 1889 – 13 October 1980) was a notable New Zealand librarian, Methodist deaconess, nurse and child welfare officer. She was born in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand in 1889. References 1889 births 1980 deaths New Zealand Methodist ministers New Zealand nurses People from Greytown, New Zealand New Zealand librarians Women librarians New Zealand women nurses {{NewZealand-med-bio-stub ...
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