John L. Taylor

John Lampkin Taylor (March 7, 1805 – September 6, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

This article is about the US Representative from Ohio. For the state supreme court justice, see John Louis Taylor.
John Lampkin Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byAllen G. Thurman
Succeeded byMoses Bledso Corwin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byCharles Sweetser
Succeeded byOscar F. Moore
Personal details
Born(1805-03-07)March 7, 1805
Fredericksburg, Virginia
DiedSeptember 6, 1870(1870-09-06) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeLouisa, Virginia
Political partyWhig

Born in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies. He studied law in Washington, D.C.. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1829. He served as a major general in the State militia for several years.

Taylor was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1855). He served as a clerk in the United States Department of the Interior from May 1, 1870, until his sudden death at his desk in Washington, D.C., September 6, 1870. He was interred in the family burying ground on the Taylor ancestral estate, "Mansfield," near Louisa, Virginia.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "John L. Taylor (id: T000089)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Allen G. Thurman		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th congressional district
1847–1853		 Succeeded by
Moses B. Corwin
Preceded by
Charles Sweetser		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th congressional district
1853–1855		 Succeeded by
Oscar F. Moore
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