Charles Tucker was Mayor

Mayor

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 of Adelaide

Adelaide

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 from 1894 to 1898 and a member of the South Australia

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n parliament for the seat of Alexandra.

Born at Walkerville, South Australia

Walkerville, South Australia

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. Former Mayor of Port Adelaide

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Associated with the shipping agents Graves & Co. and Malpas & Co.

Also associated with mining and F. Ayers, Blades, Gall, Scandinavian mine at Purnamoota, Euriowie, Teetulpa, Newcastle mine, Thackaringa Copper mine and Balhannah goldmining company. Owner of Trinity Moonta Mine.

Member for Alexandra

Electoral district of Alexandra

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(1902–1906)

"On 12 February 1907, as customs agent for John Martin & Co. Ltd, Tucker was found guilty of having defrauded the Customs Department during the 1890s of duties payable on goods imported by the firm. His brother and nephew were also implicated. The amount involved approached £33,000 of which Tucker's share had been about £2,000 a year for more than a decade. Tucker was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour; the Observer cautioned against 'the pretensions of smooth-tongued and clever individuals of gentlemanly address and suitably captivating manners'. It had been South Australia's longest criminal trial: there were 97 witnesses and some 8,000 exhibits, and the case ran for 31 days."