Hagar Tucker

(1842-1892) Hagar Tucker was the first African American policeman in Fort Worth, notable in 1870s Texas. Born into slavery, he came here from Kentucky in 1857 and was emancipated in 1865. One of the first African Americans in the county registered to vote, he was appointed a "special policeman" in 1873, partly through influence of former master Wm. B. Tucker, then alderman. Hagar was the only Black on the force, one of few until the 1950s. Paid separately from other police, he could only patrol Black neighborhoods. He served a short time, later working other jobs and eventually returning to the Wm. B. Tucker household with his wife Amy and three daughters. (2007)

Hagar Tucker is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7704, -97.3465 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Madison McDonald (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Euday Lewis Bowman, General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A., and Governor Charles A. Culberson.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013913. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.