Edward Tuck | |
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 Autochrome by Georges Chevalier, 1917 | |
| Vice Consul of the American Legation in Paris | |
| In office 1864–1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1842-08-24)August 24, 1842 |
| Died | April 30, 1938(1938-04-30) (aged 95) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Amos Tuck French (nephew) |
| Parent(s) | Amos Tuck Sarah Ann Nudd |
| Residence(s) | Domaine de Vert-Mont Château de Bois-Préau |
| Education | Philips Exeter Academy Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Banker, Diplomat, Philanthropist |
| Known for | Tuck School of Business |
| Awards | Legion of Honour Prix de Vertu |
Edward Tuck (August 24, 1842 – April 30, 1938)[1] was an American banker, diplomat, and philanthropist. He is known for funding the establishment of theTuck School of Business at his alma mater,Dartmouth College. The son ofAmos Tuck, a founder of theRepublican Party, Edward Tuck served as theVice Consul in Paris, and gained his fortune as a partner of the banking firmJohn Munroe & Co. [fr].[2]
Tuck was born inExeter,New Hampshire, on August 24, 1842. He was the son of Sarah Ann Nudd (1810–1847) and political figureAmos Tuck (1810–1879). His half-sister was Ellen Tuck French (1838–1915), who was married to Francis Ormond French, President of the Manhattan Trust Company.
Tuck was educated atPhilips Exeter Academy andDartmouth College, where he roomed with future CollegepresidentWilliam Jewett Tucker and was a member ofPsi Upsilon fraternity.[3][4]
He began his career in 1864, he was appointed byU.S. PresidentAbraham Lincoln as theVice Consul in Paris underU.S. AmbassadorJohn Bigelow. In the following year, he resigned, shortly before theFranco-Prussian War, and joined the banking firm Munroe & Co., where he was made apartner in 1871.[5]
He retired from banking in 1881, and, in 1889, went to live as an expatriate in France, where he donated an art collection valued at $5 million, and funds for hospitals and other institutions.
Upon graduating fromDartmouth College, Tuck made a donation of one dollar to the College for "unrestricted use."[5] After his college roommate and longtime friend,William Jewett Tucker, became president of Dartmouth, Edward Tuck became one of Dartmouth's most prolific benefactors. Tuck gaveTuck Drive,[6] an aesthetic bypass and 3,800 ft private highway; the College President's House; the Tuck School, and its grouping of buildings; art works from his private collection; and large cash contributions.[5]
In 1899, Tuck initially donated $300,000 — in the form of 1,700 shares of preferred stock in theGreat Northern Railway Company of Minnesota — to Dartmouth to endow theAmos Tuck School of Administration and Finance, in memory of hisfather.[7][8] He then donated another $100,000, in 1901, to build the firstTuck Hall (now McNutt Hall). In 1929, after solicitation fromErnest Martin Hopkins, the11th President of Dartmouth, Tuck donated 600 shares ofChase National Bank, which was sold for $567,766. His gifts to the Tuck School are estimated at over $18 million as of 2017.[9]
Other recipients of Tuck's philanthropy included two hospitals (includingStell Hospital[10]), a school, theAmerican University Center in Paris, art collections in France, and the restoration of Roman monument,Tropaeum Alpium. In addition, he donated funds to theNew Hampshire Historical Society to build itsNew Hampshire History Building housing theTuck Library, and donated to his alma mater,Philips Exeter Academy.[5]
In 1872, Tuck married Julia Stell of Philadelphia, for whom Stell Hall, the dining hall at Tuck School is named.[11][5] As a country residence, Tuck lived at Domaine de Vert-Mont and Château de Bois-Préau, nearChâteau de Malmaison and the western bank of theSeine inRueil-Malmaison. The home was formerly owned byEmpress Joséphine, wife ofNapoléon Bonaparte, andQueen motherMaria Christina of the Two Sicilies, widow of KingFerdinand VII of Spain who lived there with her second husbandAgustín Fernando Muñoz, Duke of Riánsares, until she sold the home in 1861 toNapoleon III.
Tuck's wife died on November 12, 1929.[1] He died on April 30, 1938, inMonte Carlo,Monaco.[1] His funeral was held at theAmerican Cathedral in Paris,[12] and he was buried alongside his wife at theSaint-Germain-en-Laye cemetery.[13]
His estate was valued at $3,514,487 at the time of his death.[14][15]
In 1929, Tuck received the Grand Cross as a promotion in theLegion of Honour, the highest award in the Legion the French Government can bestow.[16] The Tucks were also awarded thePrix de Vertu by the French Academy in 1916, the first Americans to receive the award.[1] In 1932, Tuck was made an honorary citizen of France, the highest honor the government could give.[17]
In Paris, Avenue Edward Tuck runs a short distance between thePetit Palais and thePlace de la Concorde, parallel to theAvenue des Champs-Élysées.[13] InLa Turbie,France, a street is also namedRue Edward Tuck.[17]
In Rome, theEdward Tuck Museum, on the site of theTropaeum Alpium, documents the restoration of the monument, of which Tuck funded.
Asteroid1038 Tuckia is named after him and his wife.[18]
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