TUCKER, SAMUEL
\tˈʌkə], \tˈʌkə], \t_ˈʌ_k_ə]\
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(1747-1833), of Massachusetts, while commander of the "Franklin" and the "Hancock" in 1776, captured more than thirty vessels. From 1777 to 1780 he commanded the "Boston," and captured many prizes, including the sloop-of-war "Thorn." He commanded the "Thorn" from 1780 to 1781, when he was captured by the British frigate "Hind." He was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature from 1814 to 1818.
By John Franklin Jameson
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