TUCKER, JOHN RANDOLPH

(181283), American naval officer; b. Alexandria, Va. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1826 and participated in several operations during the Mexican War. When his State seceded in 1861, he resigned his commi ion and became a commander in the Confederate Navy. He took part in the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, in the fight at Drewry’s Bluff and commanded the naval forces at Charleston until that city fell into the hands of the Federal forces. Later he commanded the naval brigade connected with the army of Northern Virginia. Following the downfall of the Confederacy, he served as a rear admiral in the Peruvian navy in 1866 and directed the joint operation of Peru and Chile in their war with Spain. Later, under the auspices of the Peruvian Government, he secured valuable scientific data during an exploration of the head waters of the Amazon. ce). an American educator; b. at riswold, Conn,. s. of Henry and Sarah Lester Tucker. He was educated at Dart mouth Coll., and at And over Theological Seminary. He was ordained a Congregational minister in 1867 and was a pastor until 1879. He was then profe or of sacred rhetoric at And over Theol. Sem. until 1893 when he became prof. of Dart mouth College, of which he was prof. emeritus after 1909.