Background
TUCKERMAN, Bayard was born on April 19, 1889 in New Jersey, United States. Son of Bayard and Annie (Smith) Tuckerman.
TUCKERMAN, Bayard was born on April 19, 1889 in New Jersey, United States. Son of Bayard and Annie (Smith) Tuckerman.
Harvard College, 1911.
He was raised in Hamilton, Massachusetts and educated at Saint Mark"s School, Sanford School, and Harvard University. From 1910 to 1915, Tuckerman rode 100 steeplechase horses. He had 16 wins, but placed in 54% of his races.
He was considered a leading amateur rider in the 1920s.
In 1927 rode a horse in the American Grand National at Belmont Park. In the 1930s, Tuckerman raced flat runners and jumpers under the name of Essex Stable.
Tuckerman was a leader the campaign to legalize parimutuel racing in Massachusetts. He helped found Suffolk Downs and was the track"s first president
The track named a stakes race in his honor.
He also helped turn the old auto racetrack at Rockingham Park into a horse racing course. The couple would breed a number of stakes winners including Lavender Hill, 1954"s American Champion Older Female Horse. In 1973 he was inducted into the National Racing Hall of Fame.
After attending officers training at the Plattsburg Barracks, Tuckerman was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the United States Army on November 27, 1917.
He was then transferred to Quartermaster Corps and assigned to Remount Division. While serving with the American Expeditionary Forces, he was assistant remount officer for the advance section Services of Supply, First United States Army, and 1st Corps Observation Group, and remount officer for the 77th Infantry Division.
He was discharged on February 25, 1919. During World World War II, Tuckerman drove an ambulance for the American Field Service in North Africa.
Tuckerman worked for the insurance firm Obrion, Russell & Company from his graduation from Harvard 1911 until his death in 1974.
He also served as a director of Ritz-Carlton, the Rockland-Atlas National Bank of Boston, and the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation. Tuckerman died on April 14, 1974 at his home in Westport, Massachusetts.
Member, House of Representative, Massachusetts, since 1929. Member: Masons; Elks. American Legion. Clubs: Somerset and Harvard (Boston).
Eastern Yacht, Algonquin, Tennis and Racquet (Bostoil), Racquet and Tennis (New York). Turf and Field (New York).
Spouse Phyllis Sears, June 20, 1916.