Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745-1828)
DateCa. 1805
Artist
Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin (1770-1852)
MediumBlack and white line engraving on paper; in frame
DimensionsImage: 1 1/2" x 1 7/8" Framed: 3 1/4" x 3 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2002-66
Label TextThomas Tudor Tucker (b. June 25, 1745 - d. May 2, 1828) was the brother of St. George Tucker. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and practiced in Charleston, South Carolina. As a surgeon during the Revolution, he was in command of the military hospital in the Governor's Palace at Williamsburg. He later served as congressman from 1789 to 1793; he was appointed United States treasurer in 1801 and served that position until his death in 1828. See Acc. No. 1976-7 for a portrait of St. George Tucker.
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