Tilghman Tucker

Tilghman Mayfield Tucker ( * February 5, 1802 in Lime Stone Springs, North Carolina, † April 3, 1859 in Bexar, Alabama ) was an American politician and 1842-1844 Governor of the State of Mississippi. Between 1844 and 1845 he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and political rise

Tilghman Tucker attended the public schools of his home. After studying law, he began to work in his new job in Columbus, Mississippi. He became a member of the Democratic Party and was 1831-1835 deputy in the House of Representatives from Mississippi. From 1838 to 1841 he was a member of the State Senate. On November 1, 1841, he was elected as a candidate of his party for the new governor.

Governor of Mississippi

Tilghman Tucker took up his new post on January 10, 1842. In his two-year tenure, he had to deal with the consequences of the collapse of the Union Bank. At the same time his finance minister Richard S. Graves turned out to be scammers who stole $ 44,000 from the state treasury and deposed to Canada. Tucker's opponents accused him for not acting fast enough in this case. In 1843, Tucker gave up for reelection.

Further CV

After his governorship Tucker completed until 1845 a legislature as a delegate in Congress. After he retired from politics and spent his remaining years on his plantation, " Cottonwood " in Louisiana. Tilghman Tucker died in 1859 during a family visit to Alabama. He was married twice and had four children.