Henry Holcombe Tucker

Henry Holcombe Tucker

Henry Holcombe Tucker 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.

Tucker was born on May 10, 1819 near Camak, Georgia and died on September 9, 1889 in Athens. He received a B.A. from Columbian College in 1838.

The community of Tucker, Georgia is named for him.

References

* [http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c01 "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]
* [http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/pexhibit/presiden/home.html "From Ahmedunggar to Lavonia Presidents at the University of Georgia 1785-1997", University of Georgia Libraries, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library]
* [http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf Kenneth K. Krakow, Georgia Place-names:Their History and Origins, p.232, 3rd Ed., 1975, Winship Press (Macon, Georgia)]


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