J. Randolph Tucker (politician)

John Randolph Tucker
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Speaker	John G. Carlisle
Preceded by	George W. Geddes
Succeeded by	Samuel S. Cox
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	Thomas Whitehead (1875) District reestablished (1885)
Succeeded by	John W. Daniel (1885) Jacob Yost (1887)
Constituency	6th district (1875–1885) 10th district (1885–1887)
Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	Thomas Brackett Reed
Succeeded by	David B. Culberson
Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means
In office 1881
Preceded by	Fernando Wood
Succeeded by	William D. Kelley
8th Attorney General of Virginia
In office June 13, 1857 – May 9, 1865 Contested with James S. Wheat: June 21, 1861 – December 7, 1863 Contested with Thomas Russell Bowden: December 7, 1863 – May 6, 1865
Governor	Henry A. Wise John Letcher William Smith
Preceded by	Willis P. Bocock
Succeeded by	Thomas Russell Bowden
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1823 Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 13, 1897(1897-02-13) (aged 73) Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Hebron Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Laura Holmes Powell Tucker
Children	Henry St. George Tucker
Profession	Lawyer politician professor

John Randolph Tucker (December 24, 1823 – February 13, 1897) was an American lawyer, author, and politician from Virginia. From a distinguished family, he was elected Virginia's attorney general in 1857 and after re-election served during the American Civil War (James S. Wheat served as attorney general in Union-held portions of the state). After a pardon and Congressional Reconstruction, Tucker was elected as U.S. Congressman (1875-1887), and later served as the first dean of the Washington and Lee University Law School.^[1][2]