Starling Tucker
American politician
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Starling Tucker (1770 – January 3, 1834) was a U.S. representative from South Carolina. Born in Halifax County in the Province of North Carolina, Tucker moved to Mountain Shoals, South Carolina (now Enoree). He received a limited education.
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John K. Griffin (9th)
9th district (1823-31)
Starling Tucker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | William Woodward (5th) John Carter (9th) |
| Succeeded by | George McDuffie (5th) John K. Griffin (9th) |
| Constituency | 5th district (1817-23) 9th district (1823-31) |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from Laurens District | |
| In office November 24, 1806 – December 20, 1816 | |
| Preceded by | James Saxon |
| Succeeded by | William Clark |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Laurens District | |
| In office November 24, 1801 – November 24, 1806 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1770 |
| Died | January 3, 1834 (aged 63–64) Mountain Shoals, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Enoree, South Carolina |
| Party | Jacksonian |
Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican |
Tucker held several local offices and served as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Tucker was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress. He was reelected to the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Congresses and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1831). He died in Mountain Shoals (now Enoree), South Carolina, January 3, 1834. He was interred in the private burial ground on the family estate west of Enoree, South Carolina.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Starling Tucker (id: T000402)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.