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Joseph Tucker (Royal Navy Official)
Joseph Tucker (c. 1760 – 1838) was joint Surveyor of the Navy alongside Robert Seppings from 1813 until his retirement in 1831. Biography Tucker was the son of Benjamin Tucker, of Crediton, Devon by his wife Rachel (née Lyne, of that family of Liskeard, and a cousin of Stephens Lyne-Stephens, considered at one time to be England's richest commoner) and brother of another Benjamin Tucker (1762-1829), of Trematon Castle, who served as Surveyor General for Cornwall and Second Secretary to the Admiralty, having previously served as secretary to the John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, Earl St Vincent throughout his service in the Mediterranean. The Tucker family can be traced back to John Tucker, of Tavistock, Devon, who was living in the reign of Edward IV; his son and heir, Stephen, was subject to physical infirmities, and was accordingly granted by Henry VII of England, Henry VII, in a formal declaration, the right to wear his hat in the King's presence. Tucker was appointed ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yusuf, Yūsuf''. In Persian language, Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |