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 by	John Alexander Chesley
Succeeded by	Alfred Augustus Stockton
Personal details
Born	1832 Chatham, Kent, England
Died	November 23, 1914 (aged 81–82) Saint John, New Brunswick[1]
Political party	Liberal

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

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Joseph John Tucker	3,924	–	Y
	Conservative	John Douglas Hazen	3,733	–	Y
	Independent	D.J. McLaughlin	1,495	–

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph John Tucker	5,449
	Conservative	Alfred Augustus Stockton	4,673

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