William M. Tuck
American politician (1896-1983)
William Munford Tuck (September 28, 1896 – June 9, 1983) was an American lawyer and lieutenant in the Byrd Organization, who served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat, and as a U.S. Congressman from 1953 until 1969.
First elected to public office in 1923, Tuck altogether served in Virginia politics for over 40 years. During his tenure as Governor of Virginia, Tuck signed a bill making Virginia a right-to-work state in 1947. Noted for his fiscal conservatism and strong alliance with powerful U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Tuck supported the Massive Resistance plan to defy the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board ruling, which ordered the desegregation of public schools starting in 1954.
After retiring from politics in 1969, Tuck returned to practicing law in South Boston, Virginia for 10 years before his failing health forced him to retire completely. He died in 1983 at the age of 86.
Early and Family Life
He was the youngest of nine children of Halifax County, Virginia tobacco warehouseman Robert James Tuck (1863–1930) and Virginia Susan Fitts (1860–1909). He was named for his grandfather William Munford Tuck (1832–1899), who served in the Third Virginia Infantry during the American Civil War. Tuck's mother died when he was 13.
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