Henry St. George Tucker III

For other people named Henry St. George Tucker, see Henry Tucker (disambiguation).

Henry St. George Tucker III (April 5, 1853 – July 23, 1932) was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, professor of law, and president of the American Bar Association.

Henry St. George Tucker III
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district
In office March 21, 1922 – July 23, 1932
Preceded by	Henry D. Flood
Succeeded by	Joel W. Flood
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Jacob Yost
Succeeded by	Jacob Yost
Personal details
Born	Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-04-05)April 5, 1853 Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1932(1932-07-23) (aged 79) Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Grove Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Henrietta Preston Johnston ​ ​ (m. 1877; died 1900)​ Martha Sharpe ​ ​ (m. 1903; died 1928)​ Mary Jane Williams ​ (m. 1929)​
Children	7, including J. Randolph
Parent	J. Randolph Tucker (father)
Education	Washington and Lee University (AM, LLB)
Occupation	Lawyer politician professor

Early and family life

Tucker was born in Winchester, Virginia to lawyer John Randolph Tucker (1823–1897) and his wife, Laura (née Powell; 1827–1916). He received an LL.B. degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law 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 (b. 1879). In 1898, he purchased the Col Alto estate at Lexington, Virginia.

Career

Tucker was elected to the 51st Congress as a Democrat and served four terms. He thereupon returned to Washington and Lee, where he became the professor of constitutional law and equity in 1897. Three years later he was made Dean of the Law School, in 1900.

He moved to Washington, D.C., and became dean of the school of law at Columbian University (now George Washington University) from 1903 to 1905, when he became President of the Jamestown Exposition and of the American Bar Association.

Tucker unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1909 and 1921. He returned to Congress in 1922, after a hiatus of nearly 25 years, when he was elected to the 67th Congress upon the death of Henry D. Flood in 1921. He was re-elected several times, serving until his own death in 1932.

Works

• Tucker, Henry St. George III (2003). Woman's suffrage by constitutional amendment. Clark, N.J. : Lawbook Exchange, 2003; Originally published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1916, in series: Storrs lectures. ISBN 1-58477-342-1.
• Tucker, Henry St. George III (2000). Limitations on the treaty-making power under the Constitution of the United States. Union, N.J. : Lawbook Exchange, 2000; Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1915. ISBN 1-58477-015-5.
• Tucker, John Randolph (1981). The Constitution of the United States : a critical discussion of its genesis, development, and interpretation; edited by Henry St. George Tucker. Littleton, Colo. : F.B. Rothman, 1981; Reprint. Originally published: Chicago : Callaghan, 1899. ISBN 0-8377-1206-8.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

External links

• United States Congress. "Henry St. George Tucker III (id: T000399)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.