Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: athens , georgia - title: president of the university of georgia - successor: patrick h. mell - death date: 9 september 1889 - predecessor: andrew a. lipscomb - term end: 1878 - term start: 1874 - birth date: 10 may 1819 - name: henry holcombe tucker - birth place: near camak , georgia - alma mater: george washington university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of henry holcombe tucker .
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henry holcombe tucker -lrb- may 10 , 1819 -- september 9 , 1889 -rrb- was the chancellor of the university of georgia in athens , georgia from 1874 until his resignation in 1878 .note that the head of the university was referred to as chancellor instead of president from 1860 until 1932 .tucker was president of mercer university in macon , georgia from 1866 to 1871 .tucker was born on may 10 , 1819 near camak , georgia and died on september 9 , 1889 in athens .he received a b.a. from the columbian college at the george washington university in 1838 .the community of tucker , georgia is named for him .