The New International Encyclopædia/Tuckerman, Joseph

TUCKERMAN, Joseph (1778-1840). An American clergyman and philanthropist. He was born in Boston; graduated at Harvard College, 1798; studied theology, and became a Unitarian pastor in Chelsea in 1801. In 1826 he was appointed by the American Unitarian Association minister at large, devoting himself to city mission work. He is best known as one of the founders of the first sailors' aid societies in the country, and as one of the pioneers in the scientific direction of philanthropy. He wrote much in behalf of his projects. Consult the collection of his writings under the caption On the Elevation of the Poor (Boston, 1874) and his Life by W. E. Channing (Boston, 1841), and by Miss May Carpenter (London, 1849).