george, taylor, york, representative, other, people, with, same, name, george, taylor, disambiguation, george, taylor, october, 1820, january, 1894, american, attorney, democratic, politician, served, representative, from, york, term, from, 1857, 1859, george,. For other people with the same name see George Taylor disambiguation George Taylor October 19 1820 January 18 1894 was an American attorney and Democratic politician He served as a U S Representative from New York for one term from 1857 to 1859 George TaylorMember of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 2nd districtIn office March 4 1857 March 3 1859Preceded byJames S T StranahanSucceeded byJames HumphreyPersonal detailsBorn 1820 10 19 October 19 1820Wheeling Virginia U S DiedJanuary 18 1894 1894 01 18 aged 73 Washington D C U S Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery Washington D C U S Political partyDemocraticProfessionPolitician attorney Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Congress 1 2 Later career and death 2 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Wheeling Virginia now West Virginia Taylor studied medicine and law He was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Indiana He moved to Alabama in 1844 and to Brooklyn New York in 1848 where he continued his practice and held several local offices Congress edit Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty fifth Congress March 4 1857 March 3 1859 In 1858 he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Thirty sixth Congress Later career and death edit He then resumed his practice of law in Washington D C until his death George Taylor died at age 73 in Washington He is interred in Rock Creek Cemetery References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States Congress George Taylor id T000077 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJames S T Stranahan Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 2nd congressional district1857 1859 Succeeded byJames Humphrey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Taylor New York Representative amp oldid 1191200337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
