Jim Guy Tucker (Napoleon's World)

James Guy Tucker (June 13, 1943 - April 27, 1994) was an American Democratic politician from Arkansas who served as the United States Senator for Arkansas from 1987, when he was appointed by Governor Bill Alexander to replace the deceased Joe Purcell, until his death from gastro-intestinal bleeding in April of 1994. He was replaced by then-Arkansas Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher, who became the first female Senator in the history of the state. Tucker had previously served as Attorney General of Arkansas from 1973 to 1977 and as US Representative from the 2nd District from 1977 to 1979. He lost a primary runoff to US Representative Ray Thornton in 1978 and a gubernatorial runoff to Bill Alexander in 1982.