John Randolph Tucker (judge)

J. Randolph Tucker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Territory of Alaska
In office November 1, 1913 – November 1, 1917
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Cornelius D. Murane
Succeeded by	William A. Holzheimer
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 22nd district
In office January 8, 1908 – October 25, 1913
Preceded by	J. Lawrence Campbell
Succeeded by	William T. Paxton
Personal details
Born	John Randolph Tucker August 13, 1854 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	December 18, 1926 (aged 72) Bedford, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Singleton Hampton

John Randolph Tucker (August 13, 1854 – December 18, 1926) was an American judge and Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate.^[1]

He was born in Philadelphia to Dr. David Hunter Tucker and the former Elizabeth Dallas. His father, son of Henry St. George Tucker, Sr., was then serving as Dean of the Medical College of Virginia.

He was sometimes referred to as "J. Randolph Tucker, Jr.," to distinguish him from his uncle, a U.S. congressman.

In 1913, Tucker was appointed by Woodrow Wilson to a four-year term on the federal bench in the Alaska territory. While there, Judge Tucker named the Wade Hampton Census Area in Alaska to commemorate his father-in-law, South Carolina politician Wade Hampton III. Years later, after new attention was brought to Hampton's status as a Confederate general and ardent supporter of the Ku Klux Klan, the area was re-designated as the Kusilvak Census Area in 2015.^[2]

References

1. Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
2. Demer, Lisa (July 2, 2015). "Wade Hampton no more: Alaska census area named for confederate officer gets new moniker". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

External links

• J. Randolph Tucker at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007
• J. Randolph Tucker at Find a Grave