George Elias Tuckett (December 4, 1835, Exeter, England - February 19, 1900) was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1896.
Tuckett built a fortune during the American Civil War, cornering a chunk of the tobacco market. He also founded the Tuckett Tobacco Company Western Libraries – Business Library in 1857. It was acquired by Imperial Tobacco in 1930.
He is buried in the Tuckett family crypt, located in Hamilton Cemetery.
In 2005, a Bursary, The George Elias Tuckett Bursaries was established in his memory.
References
External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1896 - George Elias Tuckett Resting comfortably- The Hamilton Spectator (Jun 10, 2006)