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George Fox Tucker
1852–1929
A Massachusetts-born lawyer and writer, he moved easily between public questions and storytelling, writing on subjects as wide-ranging as the Monroe Doctrine, international law, Quaker life, and whaling.
2 Audiobooks
The Boy Whaleman
by George Fox Tucker
International Law
by George Grafton Wilson, George Fox Tucker
About the author
Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1852, he was educated at Friends schools in New Bedford and Providence before graduating from Brown University in 1873. He then studied law, practiced in Massachusetts, and became known both as a lawyer and as a writer.
His books show an unusually broad range. He co-authored International Law with George Grafton Wilson, wrote The Monroe Doctrine: A Concise History of Its Origin and Growth, and also turned to fiction and local color in works such as A Quaker Home and The Boy Whaleman. That mix of legal, historical, and literary writing gives his work a distinctive turn-of-the-century character.
His background in the Quaker community and his New Bedford roots seem to have shaped much of his subject matter. He died in 1929, leaving behind writing that connects law, history, and everyday life in coastal New England.