St. George Tucker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

St. George Tucker

Bermudan lawyer and judge

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1752

Place of Birth: Bermuda, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1827

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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George Tucker (July 10, 1752 – November 10, 1827), born in Bermuda, was a lawyer and, after the American Revolution, a professor of law at the College of William & Mary.
He notably increased the requirements for a law degree at the college, as he believed lawyers needed deep educations.
He served as a judge of the General Court of Virginia and later on the Court of Appeals. Following the American Revolutionary War, Tucker supported the gradual emancipation of slaves, which he proposed to the state legislature in a pamphlet published in 1796.
He wrote an American edition of Blackstone's "Commentaries" that became a valuable reference work for many American lawyers and law students in the early 19th century.
President James Madison in 1813 appointed Tucker as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia, later serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Many of his descendants were notable lawyers, professors and politicians.



Description	French painter and engraver
Date of birth/death	12 March 1770	June 1852
Location of birth/death	Dijon	Dijon
Work location	United States of America (1793–1814)
Authority control	: Q2958470 VIAF: 45055625 ISNI: 0000 0000 6677 0578 ULAN: 500019413 LCCN: n82094933 Open Library: OL6967022A WorldCat