John L. Taylor

This article is about the US Representative from Ohio. For the state supreme court justice, see John Louis Taylor.

John Lampkin Taylor (March 7, 1805 – September 6, 1870) was a 19th-century American lawyer who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1847 to 1855.

John L. Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Allen G. Thurman
Succeeded by	Oscar F. Moore
Constituency	8th district (1847-1853) 10th district (1853-1855)
Personal details
Born	John Lampkin Taylor (1805-03-07)March 7, 1805 Fredericksburg, Virginia
Died	September 6, 1870(1870-09-06) (aged 65) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Louisa, Virginia
Political party	Whig

Biography

Born in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies. He studied law in Washington, D.C..

Early career

He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and started practice in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1829.

He was a major general in the State militia for several years.

Congress

Taylor was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1855).

Later career and death

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