Sir Henry James Tucker (14 March 1903 – 9 January 1986) was a Bermudian politician who was the first Government Leader of Bermuda.
[1] He was a direct descendant of the first British settlers in Bermuda, who included Daniel Tucker, an early Bermudian colonial governor in 1616.
[1] Bermuda's Trot family descend from famous 17th-century settler Perient Trott (1614–1679), who led the campaign against the Somers Isles Company that would lead to its dissolution in 1684.
Lacking the means to pursue university studies, he returned to Bermuda in 1922 to find work.
[1] On his retirement in 1969, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Bermuda, and would serve in this capacity until 1985.