American Politician, George Tucker, was the son of Daniel Tucker and Elizabeth. He born at St. George Island, Bermuda on 20 Aug 1775 and died in Albemarle County, VA on 10 Apr 1861. George married first in 1797 to Mary Byrd Farley who died childless in 1799. In 1802 he married Maria Ball Carter with whom he had six children: Daniel George, Eleanor Rose, Maria, Elizabeth, Lelia and Harriett.In 1827, using the pseudonym Joseph Atterley, he wrote the satire "A Voyage to the Moon: With Some Account of the Manners and Customs, Science and Philosophy, of the People of Morosofia, and Other Lunarians." It is one of the earliest American works of science fiction, and was relatively successful, earning Tucker $100 from the sale of one thousand copies. It received positive reviews from the American Quarterly Review and the Western Monthly Review. Tucker used "The Voyage" to ridicule the social manners, religion and professions of some of his colleagues and to criticize some erroneous scientific methods and results apparent to him at the time.
