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George Taylor (New York Representative)

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George Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byJames S. T. Stranahan
Succeeded byJames Humphrey
Personal details
Born(1820-10-19)October 19, 1820
Wheeling, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1894(1894-01-18) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, attorney

George Taylor (October 19, 1820 – January 18, 1894) was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from New York for one term from 1857 to 1859.

Biography

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Born in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), Taylor studied medicine and law. He was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Indiana.

He moved to Alabama in 1844, and to Brooklyn, New York, in 1848, where he continued his practice and held several local offices.

Congress

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Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). In 1858, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Thirty-sixth Congress.

Later career and death

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He then resumed his practice of law in Washington, D.C., until his death.

George Taylor died at age 73 in Washington. He is interred in Rock Creek Cemetery.

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

  • United States Congress. "George Taylor (id: T000077)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district

1857–1859
Succeeded by