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Hon. 7. Randolph Tucker.

Prolonged applause
From the Baltimorean.
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker.
The subject of one of our sketches to-
day will be readily recognized by thou
sands in Baltimore familiar with his
features, as Hon. John Randolph Tuck
er, a prominent member of the last Con-
gress, and representative elect to the
next, from the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict of Virginia.
Mr.. Tucker is direct defendant from
cultivated, eloquent, and patriotic
stock. His grandfather, the late st.
George Tucker, was born at Port Royal,
Bermuda, and came to Virginia to at
tend the sessions of William and Mary
College, at Williamsburg. Here he
graduated in law, when that institution
was in the zenith of its fame. Becom-
ing enamored of Virginia-her climate
and her scenery-he concluded to settle
in the Old Dominion, and made it his
future home.
Fired with genuine and uncontrolla-
BILE patriotism for the country of his
adoption, he participated in the War of
ded at Yorktown, Va, while in COM
mand of a regiment.
| After the termination of the seven
years struggle, which resulted so glori-
ously for the arms of the United States,
he was appointed Professor of Law, in
| William and Mary College; was subse-
quently Judge for nearly half centu-
ny, serving as such in the State Courts,
in the Court of Appeals and in the Uni
ted States District Court So thorough
his proficiency and so vast his acquire
ments and extended his research that
he was generally known as 1.-The Amer
lean Blackstone" He was the author
of the popular "Peter Pinder," and al
so-of the celebrated poem, entitled Lib
erty."
/ Judge st. George Tucker married the
widow of John Randolph, of Bizarre"
who was the mother of the celebrated J.
Randolph, of Roanoke" Bizarre, y
is situated in the county of Prince Ed
ward, Va, and Roanoke" in Char
lotte, the two counties adjoining, and
hence the distinction of residence be.
cause of two similar names.
Thomas Tudor Tucker, brother Of
st. George Tucker, was also native OIL
Bermuda. and settled in South Carolina
He was also an active participant in the
Revolutionary war, was delegate to
the Continental Congress and snbse-
quently representative in the Nation
al Congress from the Paine tt0State
and for thirty years the Treasurer Of the
United States.
Of the issue of the marriage of St
: George Tucker and Mrs. Randolph, Of
: Bizarre" was Henry st. George Tuck.
dolph Tucker, who is the subject of oul
q Icly (NonPuo nNyItsly or yos
in the war of 1872, was representative
ia Congress from Virginia from 1915 tt
1919, was Chancellor for seven years
President Of the Court of Appeals fol
: ten years, Professor of Law in the Uni
versity of Virginia in 1910 and subse
quent; and was the author of the now
standard law work known as fuckers
Commentaries. He was half-brothel
Of John Randolph, of Roanoke.
The Hon. John Randolph Tucker, thu
subject of this sketch, was born in the
town of Winchester, Va, on the oath o
December, 1928 graduated at the Uni
versity of Virginia at an early age, ant
! was admitted to practice at the Bar o
I Winchester in 1915. He was a Demo
cratic Presidential Eiector of 1852 ant
(, 1856; and was elected Attorney Gene
: raj of Virginia 1915 and 49, ant
held the position up to the time OF til,
evacuation of Richmond by the Confed
crate authorities in 1865.
After the war Mr.. Tucker came t,
Baltimore. and was appointed by tn,
authorities Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad one of its counsel. In 1870, b,
e was elected Professor of Law and Eqni
$ ty in Washington College, at Licking
s ton, now known as the Washington ant
= Lee University and in 1874 was nomi
e mated for Congress without his knowl
: edge or consent His triumphant cleo
L ton, by a vote amounting almost t.
e lunanimity, is fresh within the recollec
ton of cur readers.
Upon all questions of law and consti
: tutional authority, Professor Tucker i
e regarded among the ablest and mos
: learned now upon the floor of Congress
q Legal lore seems to have been charac
= teristic of the House of the fuckers 70
over century, and if possible is becom
0 ing more deeply rooted in the presen
: generation than it was in the minds @
d those who have gone before
As a debater, Mr.. Tucker has feS
i equals and as an orator, is the peer @
any. His speech on the constitutional
ty Of the Centennial appropriation, il
the last Congress, was masterpiece O
p logic, as we'll as legal learning, and hi
Y tri butte to the virtues and patriotism q
e the early fathers of the Republic woul
/ have reflected credit upon either of tn
great triumvirate- Webster, O
e Calhoun. Were he never to utter anoth
Y err syllable, bis fame would be secure,
i and his memory forever bonored.
, In the family circle Mr. Tucker
q gentle IS child and as amiable as
\ | ,tf Lo focf:x hoo Nd io1
c gentleman as ever broke bread. He
j not without much of that keen wit an
cutting sarcasm for which his ancestra
kinsman, John Randolph, of Roanoke
n was SO justly celebrated, and is wont t
e ''set the table in roar' with his flashe
= of humor
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