William Taylor (Virginia politician, born 1788)

William Taylor (April 5, 1788 – January 17, 1846) was an American nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.

William Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – January 17, 1846
Preceded byJohn Botts
Succeeded byJames McDowell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1821
Personal details
Born(1788-04-05)April 5, 1788
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 1846(1846-01-17) (aged 57)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeCongressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesThomas S. Hinde (brother-in-law)
Thomas Hinde (father-in-law)
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Biography

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Born in Alexandria, Virginia, 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. There, he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts from 1843 to 1846. Taylor died on January 17, 1846, in Washington, D.C., and was interred there in Congressional Cemetery.

See also

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  • United States Congress. "William Taylor (id: T000104)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • William Taylor at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 11th congressional district

March 4, 1843 – January 17, 1846
Succeeded by

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