St. George Tucker

• Born 1752 near Port Royal, Bermuda
• Studied law under George Wythe
• Married John Randolph's widow
• Served at Battle of Yorktown
• Taught law at College of William & Mary
• Served as U.S. District Court Judge
• Died 1827

Lawyer, trader, inventor, scholar, professor at the College of William and Mary, judge, essayist, poet, gardener, stargazer – St. George Tucker was what the 18th century called "a man of parts."

St. George Tucker was born near Port Royal, Bermuda, in 1752, the son of Colonel Henry Tucker, a trader and owner of the Grove plantation. His christening name, St. George, had been in the family since about 1600, when Frances St. George married George Tucker of Kent, England.

Tucker is credited with the construction of Williamsburg's first bathroom; he converted his backyard dairy house and installed in it a copper bathtub into which heated water was piped. The tub had a drain. He also invented an "earth closet" for his home that removed "night soil" through the wall and designed a water pump driven by a steam engine.

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