I have derived no assistance during the time of this examination from any source whatever, whether oral, written or in print." This basic pledge has, in one form or another, been adopted at many American universities. Tucker resigned in July, 1845 due to ill health. He died in Winchester, Virginia in 1848. Electoral history 1815; Tucker was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Federalist Griffin Taylor and Independent Robert Bailey. 1817; Tucker was re-elected with 67.84% of the vote, defeating fellow Democratic-Republican William Carlson. Legacy and honors The papers of the Tucker-Coleman family, including the papers of Henry St. George Tucker, are held by the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary. His home near Leetown, West Virginia, known as Woodbury, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Tucker County, West Virginia is named in his honor Works Commentaries on the Law of Virginia (2 vols., Winchester, 1836–1837) Lectures on Constitutional Law (Richmond, 1843) Lectures on Natural Law and Government (Charlottesville, 1844) Notes References External links Finding aid for the Tucker-Coleman Papers 1780 births 1848 deaths American legal scholars College of William & Mary alumni College of William & Mary faculty American people of English descent William & Mary Law School alumni People from Winchester, Virginia Politicians from Williamsburg, Virginia Henry St. George Tucker Sr. University of Virginia faculty Justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia Virginia lawyers Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century American politicians United States Army personnel of the War of 1812 Bland family of Virginia