William Taylor (congressman)
- William Taylor (congressman)
William Taylor (April 5, 1788 – January 17, 1846) was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.
Born in Alexandria, Virginia (then part of the District of Columbia), Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Staunton, Virginia. He later moved to Lexington, Virginia where he continued his law practice and became the commonwealth attorney for the county court of Rockbridge County, Virginia, serving from 1817 to 1843 and the commonwealth attorney for the circuit court of Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia) from 1817 to 1843. Taylor was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1821 and was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1842, serving from 1843 until his death in 1846. Their, he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts from 1843 to 1846. Taylor died on January 17, 1846 in Washington, D.C. and was interned their in Congressional Cemetery.
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7374225 William Taylor] at Find A Grave
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
William Taylor — may refer to:Political figures* William Taylor (congressman) (1788 1846), U.S. Congressman from Virginia * William Taylor (New York) (1791 1865), U.S. Congressman from New York * Sir William Taylor (UK politician) (1902 1972), British… … Wikipedia
Chester William Taylor — (July 16, 1883 July 17, 1931) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Arkansas. He was born in Verona, Mississippi, but moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, with his parents in 1887. Taylor attended public schools in Pine Bluff and studied … Wikipedia
Taylor University — Infobox University name=Taylor University: motto= Lux et Fides [cite web | title=About Us | publisher=Taylor University | accessdate=2007 02 15 | url=http://www.taylor.edu/about/] tagline= Beyond the Mind established=1846 (details) type=private… … Wikipedia
Taylor–Southgate Bridge — Carries 4 lanes of U.S. Route 27 2 pedestrian sidewalks … Wikipedia
William P. Taylor — William Penn Taylor was a nineteenth century congressman from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor received a limited schooling as a child. He held several local political offices before being elected an Anti Jacksonian to the United … Wikipedia
William Holland Thomas — (February 5, 1805 ndash; May 10, 1893) was a Cherokee chief and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.Becoming Cherokee at heartWilliam Holland Thomas was born to Temperance Calvert Thomas and Richard Thomas in a … Wikipedia
William Moschella — William Emil Moschella (born April 17, 1968), a United States lawyer and political appointee as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in the administration of President George W. Bush. Career Moschella received a bachelor s degree from the… … Wikipedia
William O. Cowger — (January 1, 1922 – October 2, 1971), a Republican, served as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky and as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Cowger was born in Hastings, Nebraska. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky to study political… … Wikipedia
William Gamble (military) — William Gamble (January 1, 1818 ndash; December 20, 1866) was a civil engineer and a Union cavalry officer in the American Civil War.Early lifeGamble was born in the townland of Duross, Lisnarick, County Fermanagh, Ireland. He studied civil… … Wikipedia
William McKinley — This article is about the 25th President of the United States. For other people with the same name, see William McKinley (disambiguation). William McKinley 25th President of the United States In office … Wikipedia
