Academics George Tucker (politician)

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pavilion ix, prof. tucker s residence on univ. of virginia lawn


near end of tucker s third congressional term in 1824, thomas jefferson presented him offer on behalf of fledgling university of virginia, sanctioned trustees james madison , joseph c. cabell, serve first professor of moral philosophy. offer met school s desire appoint non-federalist post, , tucker s connections cabell , st. george have facilitated selection. factor tucker s recent 1822 essays on various subjects of taste, morals, , national policy, included papers port folio. madison had been provided copy of these , recommended them jefferson, saying among best answers charges of our national ...backwardness. tucker s selection may have been accommodation of school s opponents, including episcopalians, federalists, , notable western virginians, many of whom friends of tucker s. presumably, prior monetary indiscretions overlooked since no related formal charges extant.


from tucker s perspective, offer opportune, considered congressional seat in jeopardy, pocketbook. professorship included steady income, fees philosophy students, tenure, , rent-free quarters on university lawn. tucker accepted offer, effective in 1825, , chosen chairman of faculty. primary discipline, assumed charge of subjects of political economics , rhetoric university. content family life in charlottesville, virginia, though found solitude unbearable after maria s death , began earnest search wife, whom found in louisa a. thompson, widow baltimore. in thirty years tucker later said had found same warmth , devoted affection have been blest .


tucker s effectiveness in lecture hall not objectively certain, , may have encountered difficulty public speaking had in courtroom previously. continued faculty chairmanship testified relative popularity among colleagues, , published numerous works—including 1 satire, fiction, 3 books on economics , statistics, jefferson biography, 2 pamphlets. robley dunglison founded , edited virginia literary museum (1829–1830) in published voluminous writings; , sent essays newspapers , magazines.








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