Amos Tuck (1810-1879), a member of the Dartmouth College Class of 1835, was a lawyer in Exeter, N.H., a congressman (1847-1853), and a founder of the Republican Party in N.H. Tuck made his money on railroads and was a trustee of Dartmouth College. Edward Tuck (1842-1938), Dartmouth College Class of 1862, began his career as U.S. Vice Consul in Paris. He Joined the firm of J. Munroe and Co. in 1866 and retired in 1881. Tuck soon developed a reputation as an international financier and a philanthropist. While best known as the man who endowed the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and gave large sums to Dartmouth College, Edward Tuck was a generous benefactor to many institutions in both the United States and France. He founded the H©þpital Stell and Ecole Menagere at Rueil, France.
From the description of Tuck family papers, 1832-1938. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237243442
