J. Randolph Tucker (politician)
John Randolph Tucker | |
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| Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Speaker | John G. Carlisle |
| Preceded by | George W. Geddes |
| Succeeded by | Samuel S. Cox |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Whitehead (1875) District reestablished (1885) |
| Succeeded by | John W. Daniel (1885) Jacob Yost (1887) |
| Constituency | 6th district (1875–1885) 10th district (1885–1887) |
| Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Brackett Reed |
| Succeeded by | David B. Culberson |
| Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means | |
| In office 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Wood |
| Succeeded by | William 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 | |
| Governor | Henry A. Wise John Letcher William Smith |
| Preceded by | Willis P. Bocock |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Russell Bowden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1823 Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 1897 (aged 73) Lexington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Laura Holmes Powell Tucker |
| Children | Henry St. George Tucker |
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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.