LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Former Arkansas governor and businessman James “Jim” Guy Tucker has died at 81 years old. Tucker was born on June 13, 1943, and served as the 43rd governor of Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81.