Tilghman Mayfield Tucker | |
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| 13th Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 1842 – January 10, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander G. McNutt |
| Succeeded by | Albert G. Brown |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's at-large congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Davis |
| Member of theMississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1831–1835 | |
| Member of theMississippi State Senate | |
| In office 1838–1841 | |
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| Born | (1802-02-05)February 5, 1802 Lime Stone Springs, North Carolina |
| Died | April 3, 1859(1859-04-03) (aged 57) Bexar, Alabama |
Tilghman Mayfield Tucker (February 5, 1802 – April 3, 1859) wasGovernor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. He was aDemocrat.
Tucker was born inNorth Carolina near Lime Stone Springs, and lived inAlabama for a time before moving toMississippi. He left his career of blacksmithing inWise Gap, Mississippi and studied law under Judge Daniel W. Wright inHamilton, Mississippi. office inColumbus, Mississippi.[1][2]
Tucker was elected in 1831 to theMississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat and was the first representative fromLowndes County, serving until 1835. From 1838 to 1841 he served in the state senate.[3]
In 1837 he had 3 male slaves and 4 female slaves according to the state census.[4]
By 1841, the aftermath of thePanic of 1837 had caused a division among Mississippi Democrats. The issue was whether the state would honor the bonds of the Planters Bank and Union Bank, both of which had failed in the panic. Some Democrats stated that they would support theWhig gubernatorial candidateDavid Shattuck who wanted the redemption of the bonds in the1841 Mississippi gubernatorial election. Though Tucker was at first reluctant to accept the Democratic nomination in the election, he accepted and won with a narrow victory.
During Tucker's two-year term (1842–1844), the Democratic Party remained divided over the bond issue. Also, Tucker's political opponents accused him of not acting fast enough in matter of state treasurerRichard S. Graves, who hadembezzled $44,000 of state funding and fled to Canada.[2]
Tucker was not nominated for reelection in the1843 Mississippi gubernatorial election, but he did win one term in theU.S. House of Representatives from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845.[3] He then retired from public life and moved to his Louisiana plantation home named Cottonwood. While visiting his father nearBexar inMarion County, Alabama, Tucker died on April 3, 1859.[3]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Mississippi 1841 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor ofMississippi 1842–1844 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Seat established | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's at-large congressional district 1843 – 1845 | Succeeded by |
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