William P. Taylor

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

William Penn Taylor (October 25, 1790 – June 18, 1863) was a nineteenth-century congressman from Virginia.

Early life

Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 25, 1790, the son of Congressman John Taylor. William Taylor received a limited schooling as a child.[1]

Career

He held several local political offices in Caroline County, Virginia, including as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830 where he served alongside Robert B. Taylor from Norfolk, a Brigadier General in the state militia.[2]

Taylor was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates for the session 1830/31 from Caroline County, Virginia.[3]

He was elected an Anti-Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1832, serving from 1833 to 1835 and being unsuccessful for reelection.[4]

He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia in 1842.[5] In 1845, Taylor served as a presidential elector.[6]

Death

He died at his estate called "Hayfield" in Caroline County, Virginia June 18, 1863, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

References

  1. ^ Congressional Biographical Directory, "William Taylor"
  2. ^ Pulliam 1901, p. 82
  3. ^ Swem 1918, p. 436
  4. ^ Congressional Biographical Directory, "William Taylor"
  5. ^ Bodie, Charles A. (2023). James McDowell of Virginia: The Perils of an Antebellum Southern Reformer. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 133.
  6. ^ Pulliam 1901, p. 82

Bibliography

  • Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time. John T. West, Richmond. ISBN 978-1-2879-2059-5. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Swem, Earl Greg (1918). A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776-1918, and of the Constitutional Conventions. David Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. ISBN 978-1-3714-6242-0. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)


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