George Elias Tuckett

George Elias Tuckett

George Elias Tuckett (December 4, 1835, Exeter, England - February 19, 1900) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1896.cite book|title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875)|first=Thomas Melville |last=Bailey|publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd|pg=143|year=1981]

Tuckett built a fortune during the American Civil War, cornering a chunk of the tobacco market. He also founded the Tuckett Tobacco Company [ [http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/ccc-imperialtobacco.html Western Libraries - Business Library ] ] in 1857. It was acquired by Imperial Tobacco in 1930.

He is buried in the Tuckett family crypt, located in Hamilton Cemetery.

In 2005, a Bursary, "The George Elias Tuckett Bursaries" was established in his memory. [ [http://registrar.mcmaster.ca/calendar/year2006/awd_144.htm Award Description ] ]

External links

* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6474 Biography at "the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]

* http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/LibraryServices/Localhistory/1896.htm

* [http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1149545413688&call_pageid=1149938048154&col=1149938048073 Resting comfortably] - The Hamilton Spectator (Jun 10, 2006)

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