Donald L. Tucker

Donald L. Tucker (July 23, 1935 – September 24, 2019) was an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and Special Ambassador for the United States to the Dominican Republic.

Donald L. Tucker
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
1976–1980
Preceded byT. Terrell Sessums
Succeeded byJ. Hyatt Brown
Personal details
Born(1935-07-23)July 23, 1935
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 24, 2019(2019-09-24) (aged 84)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
ProfessionDiplomat and Attorney

Tucker earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida in 1962.[2] He served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978, the 49th of 58 consecutive Democrats to do so.

The Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, home of the Florida State University Men's and Women's basketball teams, as well as other local teams, was renamed in honor of Tucker in 1977 and is now known as the Donald L. Tucker Center.

In 1952, Tucker attended Florida American Legion Boys State.[3] This program laid much of the foundation for Tucker's future political career. He served as that year's program Governor.[4] Tucker died of cancer in 2019 at the age of 84.[5][6]

References
  1. General Services Administration, N.A.R.S.O.F.R. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Jimmy Carter, 1977, Book 1: January 20 to June 24, 1977. Government Printing Office. p. 1124. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  2. "HR 695 - Tucker, Donald L.; commend". Sep 25, 2008. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved Sep 25, 2019.
  3. "Florida American Legion Boys State". Florida American Legion. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. "Program Superlatives". Florida American Legion Boys State. Florida American Legion. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. "Former Florida House Speaker Donald L. Tucker dies at age 84". www.tampabay.com. Retrieved Sep 25, 2019.


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