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Death Of Hon. Beverly Tucker.

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Special Dispatch 10 The Baltimore sun.
RICHMOND, VA, July Hon. Beverly
Tucker died in ST. Luke's Hospital this ev-
ening. He had an attack of la grippe ia''
winter, from which he never fully recover
ed. and for some time he has been in feeble
health. Beverly Tucker was born al WIN
chester, Va, June s. 1920, being a son OF
Judge Henry St. George Tucker. He had
six brothers-St. George Tucker, long clerk
of the Virginia House of Delegates and
well-known man of letters; DIR. David IL.
Tucker, one of the most eminent physicians
of his day Hon. John Randolph Tucker,
who has a national reputation as Jurist
and a public man, and who was for years
the leader of the Virginia delegates In Con-
eress. and who was also for a long time at
torney.general of Virginia; Alfred Tucker,
Danridge Tucker and H. Tudor Tucker.
The subject of thi, sketch was educated at
the old Richmond Academy and at other
private schools and at the University OF
Virginia. He entered at once upon the
active duties of life, but first came promi-
nentlv into notice as the editor of the Wash
ington ID. O. Sentinel from 1853 to 1896.
He was a Democrat Of the State's-rights
school, and rendered efficient service for his
party in the national campaigns of 1852 and
1886. He was appointed in 1897 by Presi-
dent James Buchanan consul to Liverpool
and there remained until 1861. He then re-
turned to his native State and rendered his
services to the Confederate States govern
ment. He was sent by President Davis on
two special missions. First he went to Eng
land, and afterwards to Canada. Each time
he was entrusted with important business
connected with the procural of supplies for
the army.
At the close of the war Mr.. Tucker went
to England. After short sojourn there he
left for Mexico. He remained in the latter
country until after the fall of Macmillan.
He then returned to Canada, where he re-
sided until 1870. Mr. Tucker was among
those against whom the United States gov
eminent seemed to have some special feel
ing. and this fact long delayed his return
home. For some years he has spent his
summers at Berkeley Springs and spent his
winters in Washington, where he was en-
gagged in business
Mr.. Tucker had mind well stored with
political and other information. No man
had been more intimately associated with
the leading men ofall parties than he in the
last forty years. He was fine-looking gen.
tleman of the old -afiable, genial,
courteous and high-sprted. He always
was a good liver and had attended as many
notable suppers and reunions as any man in
the United States. In fact, few men sur
vive who knew as much of the inside work
ing of both the National and the Confeder
ate governments. For many years past Mr..
Tucker lived in Washington all during the
session of Congress, and had been brought
into intimate contact with all the members
of the executive, judicial and legislative de-
partments as we'll as the diplomatic corps
and all distinguished visitors. He was
named by President Harrison as one of the
commissioners on the Samoan claims soon
after his Inauguration, but howl having
been raised over his Confederate record, the
appointment was withdrawn, although Mr..
Tucker had Endorsements from men very
prominent in the Republican party and the
Democrats were entitled to one man on the
commission.