Certificate, Jim Guy Tucker
Object numberOSHTL2008.160.32
Date1976
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions15 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 in. (38.1 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm)
Credit LineOn Permanent Loan from the Tucker Family
DescriptionFramed certificate stating that Jim Guy Tucker was elected to the 2nd Congressional District House of Represntatives. Signed by Governor David Pryor. Black frame with glass. White paper.James “Jim” Guy Tucker Jr. was born on June 13, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On November 8, 1975 he married Betty Allen Alworth. In 1990, Tucker won the race for Lieutenant Governor, and he became acting Governor when Clinton began his presidential campaign. Tucker then became governor in December 1992 upon Clinton’s resignation, and in 1994 Tucker was elected the forty-third Governor of Arkansas. After he left office, Tucker went on to focus on his business enterprises.
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