Charles K. Tuckerman

Charles K Tuckerman (1827–1896) was an American diplomat and writer. He was born in the United States, but spent most of his working life working in Hong Kong and Greece.

Family

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 11. His parents were Harry and Ruth Tuckerman. He had one brother name Henry Tuckerman who was an author. Later on in his life, he married Mary Fleming in 1858. And died in Florence, Italy on February 26. His distant relative Thomas Tuckerman was the first family member to live in America in the 17th century.

Education/work

Tuckerman went to the Boston Public-Latin School. After conducting business overseas for some years, in 1856 he returned to the United States settling in New York City. While living there, he directed the New York Institution for the blind the same year. Because of previous overseas interaction, President Andrew Johnson had asked Tuckerman to be the minister resident to Greece. A new job that the President had made. While there, he helped with trading between Greece and the United States. In 1871 he tried to resign and move back to the United States but President Ulysses S. Grant wanted him to keep doing his job for another six months.

Writings

Tuckerman was also a writer during his time. His first book was actually a collection of poems called “Miscellaneous Poems" which he wrote in 1880. His second book he wrote was “The Greeks of To-day” in 1872. His last book was “Anecdotcal Recollections of Notable People” in 1895. This book was about his meetings and interactions with people all over the world from different jobs and oppourtunites he had.

External links

• Encyclopedia entry

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Name	Tuckerman, Charles K.
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Date of birth	1827
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Date of death	1896
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