Charles Keating Tuckerman
United States Ambassador to Greece
In office
March 11, 1868 – November 4, 1871
PresidentAndrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded byCreated
Succeeded byJohn M. Francis
Personal details
Born(1827-03-11)March 11, 1827
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1896(1896-02-26) (aged 68)
Florence, Italy
SpouseMary Fleming
RelationsCharles K. Tuckerman (brother)
Edward Tuckerman (cousin)
Samuel P. Tuckerman (cousin)
Frederick Tuckerman (cousin)
ChildrenArthur Lyman Tuckerman
Parent(s)Henry Harris Tuckerman
Ruth Lyman Keating
EducationBoston Latin School

Charles Keating Tuckerman (March 11, 1827 – February 26, 1896) was an American diplomat, author and the first American minister resident to Greece.

Early life and family

Charles Keating Tuckerman was born on March 11, 1827, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was educated at Boston Latin School.

His first cousins included Edward Tuckerman, the botanist, Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, the composer, and Frederick Goddard Tuckerman, the poet.[1]

Career

After spending his 20s working overseas, he returned to the United States in 1856, settling in New York City, where he directed the New York Institution for the Blind.

President Andrew Johnson asked Tuckerman in 1867 to be the American minister resident to Greece, because of Tuckerman's experience overseas. The Senate refused initially to confirm Tuckerman's nomination, but he was officially appointed on March 11, 1868, and presented his credentials on June 16, 1868.[2] Tuckerman was the first American diplomat ever posted to Greece. While there, he helped improve trading relations between Greece and the United States. His resignation in 1871 was delayed for six months by President Ulysses S. Grant, who wanted to keep Tuckerman on the job and presented recall on November 4, 1871.[2] Tuckerman returned to the United States after his Greek posting.

Writings

Tuckerman wrote three books:

Personal life

In 1858, Tuckerman married Mary Fleming. Together they had:

Tuckerman died in Florence, Italy, on February 26, 1896.[10]

References

  1. ^ Tuckerman, Frederick Goddard; ed. by N. Scott Momaday (1965). The Complete Poems of Frederick Goddard Tuckerman. New York: Oxford University Press. p. xvii.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Charles Keating Tuckerman - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ Tuckerman, Charles K (1 January 1872). The Greeks of to-day. G.P. Putnam & Sons. OCLC 513556.
  4. ^ Tuckerman, Charles K (1 January 1880). Miscellaneous poems. Moxon, Saunders and Co. OCLC 35073039.
  5. ^ Tuckerman, Charles K (1 January 1895). Personal recollections of notable people at home and abroad. Dodd Mead. OCLC 676741.
  6. ^ Tuckerman, Arthur Lyman (1 January 1891). "Design". New York, W. T. Comstock. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ^ Tuckerman, Arthur Lyman (1 January 1887). A short history of architecture. C. Scribner's Sons. OCLC 2511707.
  8. ^ Tuckerman, Arthur Lyman (1 January 1891). Design. W.T. Comstock. OCLC 1024062.
  9. ^ Tuckerman, Arthur Lyman (1 January 1891). Selections of works of architecture and sculpture belonging chiefly to the period of the Renaissance in Italy. W.T. Comstock. OCLC 63014277.
  10. ^ "Charles Keating Tuckerman Dead". The New York Times. February 28, 1896. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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