Albert Edwin Elworthy Lee Tucker, often referred to as Albert Lee Tucker, (16 March 1843 – 8 May 1902) was an Australian politician, member of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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Life
Tucker was born in
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Melbourne
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, the son of John Tucker and Elizabeth Elworthy. He primarily adopted the scholastic profession, but ultimately embraced commercial pursuits, from which he retired in 1870.
Tucker was mayor of Fitzroy in 1873 and in 1879.
[ In May 1874 he was returned to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Collingwood and when the constituency was divided was returned in May 1877 for the new district of Fitzroy, which he represented until October 1900.] In 1878 he acted as chairman of the Royal Commission on Closed Roads.[ In the second ]James Service
James Service (27 November 1823 – 12 April 1899), Australian colonial politician, was the 12th Premier of Victoria, Australia.
Biography
Service was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of Robert Service. As a young man James wor ...
Government, he was Minister of Lands from March 1883 to February 1886, in which capacity he was the author of the Land Act, and of a measure specially dealing with the Mallee country.[
Tucker died at his home, Colebrooke, North Fitzroy, on 8 May 1902 and was buried in the Anglican section of the ]Melbourne General Cemetery
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.[ He was survived by his wife (Elizabeth Isabella ''née'' Payne), six sons and four daughters. His grandson was the artist also called Albert Tucker.][
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1843 births
1902 deaths
People from the Colony of Victoria
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Presidents of the Board of Land and Works
Politicians from Melbourne
Burials in Victoria (state)
19th-century Australian politicians
People from Fitzroy, Victoria