Joseph John Tucker
Joseph John Tucker | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for City and County of St. John | |
| In office 1896–1904 | |
| Preceded by | John Alexander Chesley |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Augustus Stockton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1832 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Died | November 23, 1914 (aged 81–82) Saint John, New Brunswick[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
Joseph John Tucker (1832 – November 23, 1914) was a Canadian politician.[2]
Born in Chatham, Kent, England,[2] the son of John Tucker,[1] Tucker emigrated to Canada with his father at an early age. He was for twenty years the chief surveyor for Lloyds in the East, and resided at Shanghai.[3] Tucker commanded a transport vessel during the Crimean War. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 62nd Battalion, Saint John Fusiliers.[2] He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the New Brunswick electoral district of City and County of St. John in the 1896 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900.[2] Tucker was president and partner for the Morning Telegraph Publishing Company and a director of the Saint John Railway Company.[1]
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