William M. Tuck
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district |
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| In office April 14, 1953 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas B. Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Dan Daniel |
| 55th Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 16, 1946 – January 18, 1950 |
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| Lieutenant | Lewis Preston Collins II |
| Preceded by | Colgate Darden |
| Succeeded by | John S. Battle |
| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 21, 1942 – January 16, 1946 |
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| Governor | Colgate Darden |
| Preceded by | Saxon Winston Holt |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Preston Collins II |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 10th district |
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| In office January 13, 1932 – January 14, 1942 |
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| Preceded by | James Stone Easley |
| Succeeded by | James D. Hagood |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Halifax County | |
| In office January 9, 1924 – January 13, 1932 Alongside John Glass, Samuel Adams and A. Owen King |
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| Preceded by | Daniel W. Owen |
| Succeeded by | Roy B. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Munford Tuck September 28, 1896 Halifax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. South Boston, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Eva Ellis Lovelace Dillard |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary Washington & Lee University |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
William Munford Tuck (September 28, 1896 – June 9, 1983) served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat.
Biography
He was the youngest son of Halifax County, Virginia tobacco warehouseman Robert James Tuck and Virginia Susan Fritts. Tuck graduated from the College of William and Mary, earning a teacher's certificate. He served in U.S. Marine Corps in 1917 in the Caribbean. He graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1921 and was admitted to Virginia bar then was a Halifax, Virginia attorney who also served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1942 to 1946. As governor, he reorganized state government, enacted a right-to-work law, and created a state water pollution control agency.
Tuck was elected as a Democrat to U.S. Congress seat in 1953 to assume vacancy created by Thomas Bahnson Stanley who had resigned to run for Governor of Virginia. There he opposed most major items of civil rights legislation during the 1950s and 1960s. He also promised "massive resistance" to the Supreme Court's 1954 decision banning segregation, Brown v. Board of Education, and helped draft the Stanley plan—a series of state laws designed to legally avoid Brown. Tuck was a member of the U.S. House of Representative's Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC).
He is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Virginia.
He was a delegate to Democratic National Conventions of 1948 and 1952.
His personal papers, including papers from his time as congressman and governor, are held by the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary.[1] His executive papers from his time as governor are held by the Library of Virginia.
His birthplace and home Buckshoal Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[2][3]
Electoral history
- 1945; Tuck was elected Governor of Virginia with 66.57% of the vote, defeating Republican Sidney Floyd Landreth and Independent Howard Hearnes Carwile.
- 1953; Tuck was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 57.81% of the vote in a special election, defeating Republican Lorne R. Campbell.
- 1954; Tuck was re-elected unopposed.
- 1956; Tuck was re-elected unopposed.
- 1958; Tuck was re-elected unopposed.
- 1960; Tuck was re-elected unopposed.
- 1962; Tuck was re-elected unopposed.
- 1964; Tuck was re-elected with 63.47% of the vote, defeating Republican Robert L. Gilliam.
- 1966; Tuck was re-elected with 56.18% of the vote, defeating Republican Gilliam.
References
- "TUCK, William Munford, (1896–1983)", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- "TUCK, Governor William Munford", South Boston Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Governor of Virginia 1946–1950 |
Succeeded by John S. Battle |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 1942–1946 |
Succeeded by Lewis Preston Collins II |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district 1953–1969 |
Succeeded by W. C. "Dan" Daniel |
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- 1896 births
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- Governors of Virginia
- Lieutenant Governors of Virginia
- Virginia State Senators
- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- College of William & Mary alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- Virginia lawyers
- Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni
- Virginia Democrats
- People from Halifax County, Virginia
- United States Marines
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Democratic Party state governors of the United States
