biography
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Tucker, John Randolph
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| lived:
| (1823–97)
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| biography:
| Lawyer, professor, and congressman, born in Winchester, Virginia, USA, the son of Henry St George Tucker (1780–1848). He was attorney general of Virginia (1857–65), professor and dean at Washington & Lee University (1870–4, 1889–97), and US Representative (Democrat, Virginia, 1875–87). He maintained a law practice (1865–97), often appearing before the US Supreme Court, and championed states' rights, tariff reform, and the Constitution. |
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