Tucker, George, 1775-1861
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Name (Latin)
Tucker, George, 1775-1861
Other forms of name
Atterley, Joseph, 1775-1861
Date of birth
1775-08-20
Date of death
1861-04-10
Occupation
Lawyers
Novelists
Teachers
legislators state government
representatives u s congress
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Encyclopedia of Virginia, via WWW, Sept. 23, 2021(Tucker, George, 1775-1861; lawyer; philosopher; economist; historian; novelist; politician; teacher; grad. College of William and Mary, 1797; representative, Va. House of Delegates, 1815-1816; representative, U.S. House, 1819-1825; faculty member of University of Virginia in Charlottesville; author of: The Valley of the Shenandoah, 1824; two science fiction novels, including A voyage to the moon, 1827; a biography of Thomas Jefferson, 1837, a 4-vol. history of the United States, and numerous essays; b. in Bermuda, Aug. 20, 1775; d. Apr. 10, 1861, Albemarle County, Va.)
- His The Valley of the Shenandoah, 1824(name not given)
- His Progress of the United States in population and wealth, 1855:t.p. (George Tucker, late professor of moral philosophy in the University of Virginia, and formerly representative in Congress from the same state)
- His A voyage to the moon, 1827:t.p. (Joseph Atterley)
- DAB(Tucker, George; political economist and author; b. 8/20/1775; d. 4/10/1861)