Original upload date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 02:56:19 GMT
Amos Tuck was one of Exeter’s most notable citizens. Tuck was a Dartmouth-trained lawyer, a member of Congress, a colleague and friend of Abraham Lincoln, and a founder of the Republican Party. Or was
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he? In this Exeter History Minute, Barbara explores the life and politics of Amos Tuck, including his whereabouts just days before a very important secret meeting. This Exeter History Minute was generously sponsored by Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella, PLLC.
Special thanks to Mark Willis, the Exeter Historical Society volunteer upon whose research much of this history minute is based. To learn more about the beginnings of the Republican Party, check out this Boston Globe article – http://bit.ly/BostonGlobeGOPBeginnings and this podcast – http://bit.ly/BackstoryPodcastGOP.
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