Professional Life
In his youth Amos Tuck came to Hampton and from 1836 to 1838 was Headmaster of the Hampton Academy founded by his ancestors. He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Exeter. He later became a trustee of Dartmouth College. After leaving politics, Tuck was commissioned as a Naval officer of the port of Boston 1861-1865; following the American Civil War, he resumed the practice of law and also engaged in railroad building, at which he gained significant success and wealth.
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