Henry Holcombe Tucker
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| Born | May 10, 1819 near Camak, Georgia |
| Died | September 9, 1889 (aged 70) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Spouse |
Mary C. West
(m. 1848, died) |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
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Henry Holcombe Tucker (May 10, 1819 – September 9, 1889) was the chancellor of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia from 1874 until his resignation in 1878. Note that the head of the University was referred to as chancellor instead of president from 1860 until 1932. Tucker was president of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, from 1866 to 1871.
Early life
Tucker was born on May 10, 1819, near
Henry Holcombe Tucker received a B.A. from the
He married Mary C. West in 1848. She died less than a year later.[1]
Henry Holcombe Tucker died in Atlanta on September 9, 1889, after falling from a window.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 396. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
- The Macon Telegraph. Atlanta. September 9, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- History of the University of Georgia by Thomas Walter Reed; Frontmatter and Chapter I: The Beginnings of the University, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949
- From Ahmedunggar to Lavonia Presidents at the University of Georgia 1785-1997, University of Georgia Libraries, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library Archived August 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- Kenneth K. Krakow, Georgia Place-names:Their History and Origins, p.232, 3rd Ed., 1975, Winship Press (Macon, Georgia)
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