Henry St. George Tucker Sr.

Henry St. George Tucker
President of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
March 1831 – 1841
Preceded byFrancis T. Brooke
Succeeded byWilliam 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 byJohn Smith
Succeeded byJared Williams
Chairman of the House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byLewis Condict
Succeeded byHenry Meigs
Chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byJohn Dawson
Succeeded byJohn Carlyle Herbert
Personal details
Born
Henry St. George Tucker

December 29, 1780
Mattoax Plantation, Chesterfield County, Virginia
DiedAugust 28, 1848(1848-08-28) (aged 67)
Winchester, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Alma materCollege of William and Mary
Professionlawyer, professor
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
RankCaptain
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Henry St. George Tucker Sr. (December 29, 1780 – August 28, 1848)[1] was a Virginia jurist, law professor, and U.S. Congressman (1815–1819).

  1. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). "Judges of the Supreme Court". Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 63–64. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

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