Joseph John Tucker

Joseph John Tucker (1832 – November 23, 1914) was a Canadian politician.[2]

Joseph John Tucker
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for City and County of St. John
In office
1896–1904
Preceded byJohn Alexander Chesley
Succeeded byAlfred Augustus Stockton
Personal details
Born1832
Chatham, Kent, England
DiedNovember 23, 1914 (aged 81–82)
Saint John, New Brunswick[1]
Political partyLiberal

Born in Chatham, Kent, England,[2] the son of John Tucker,[1] Joseph emigrated to Canada with his father at an early age. He was, for twenty years, the chief surveyor for Lloyds in the East and resided in Shanghai.[3] Tucker commanded a transport vessel during the Crimean War. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 62nd Battalion, Saint John Fusiliers. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the New Brunswick electoral district of City and County of Saint John in the 1896 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900.[2] Tucker was president and partner for the Morning Telegraph Publishing Company and a director of the Saint John Railway Company.[1]

Electoral record
1896 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalJoseph John Tucker3,924–Green tickY
ConservativeJohn Douglas Hazen3,733–Green tickY
IndependentD.J. McLaughlin1,495– 
1900 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph John Tucker5,449
ConservativeAlfred Augustus Stockton4,673

References
  1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. Joseph John Tucker – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896


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