William Taylor (Virginia politician, born 1788)

For other people named William Taylor, see William Taylor (disambiguation).

William Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district
In office March 4, 1843 – January 17, 1846
Preceded by	John Botts
Succeeded by	James McDowell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office 1821
Personal details
Born	(1788-04-05)April 5, 1788 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Died	January 17, 1846(1846-01-17) (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	Thomas S. Hinde (brother-in-law) Thomas Hinde (father-in-law)
Profession	Politician, lawyer

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

Biography

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

• Thomas S. Hinde, brother-in law.
• Thomas Hinde, father-in-law.
• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

External links

• United States Congress. "William Taylor (id: T000104)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• William Taylor at Find a Grave

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