J. Randolph Tucker (politician)

John Randolph Tucker
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
SpeakerJohn G. Carlisle
Preceded byGeorge W. Geddes
Succeeded bySamuel S. Cox
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byThomas Whitehead (1875)
District reestablished (1885)
Succeeded byJohn W. Daniel (1885)
Jacob Yost (1887)
Constituency6th district (1875–1885)
10th district (1885–1887)
Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byThomas Brackett Reed
Succeeded byDavid B. Culberson
Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means
In office
1881
Preceded byFernando Wood
Succeeded byWilliam 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
GovernorHenry A. Wise
John Letcher
William Smith
Preceded byWillis P. Bocock
Succeeded byThomas Russell Bowden
Personal details
BornDecember 24, 1823
Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1897(1897-02-13) (aged 73)
Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hebron Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLaura Holmes Powell Tucker
ChildrenHenry 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]

  1. ^ https://law.wlu.edu/about-wandl-law/leadership/aba-presidents Biography at Washington & Lee Law School
  2. ^ CongBio|T000401