Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915).[3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914, and resumed the practice of law in Demopolis, Alabama. He was chairman of the State Democratic convention which called the constitutional convention in 1901. Taylor was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920. He died in Rome, Georgia, while on a visit to that city, on December 21, 1932. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.[2]
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^Jones, Caroline. "George Washington Taylor". The Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ ab"Taylor, George Washington". United States Congress. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
george, taylor, alabama, politician, other, people, with, same, name, george, taylor, disambiguation, george, washington, taylor, january, 1849, december, 1932, representative, from, alabama, george, washington, taylortaylor, 1902, engravingmember, house, repr. For other people with the same name see George Taylor disambiguation George Washington Taylor January 16 1849 December 21 1932 was a U S Representative from Alabama George Washington TaylorTaylor in a 1902 engravingMember of the U S House of Representatives from Alabama s 1st districtIn office March 4 1897 March 3 1915Preceded byRichard Henry ClarkeSucceeded byOscar Lee GrayMember of the Alabama House of RepresentativesIn office 1878 1879Personal detailsBorn 1849 01 16 January 16 1849Montgomery Alabama USDiedDecember 21 1932 1932 12 21 aged 83 Rome Georgia USResting placeOakwood Cemetery Montgomery Alabama Political partyDemocraticSpouseMargaretta MetcalfAlma materUniversity of South Carolina at ColumbiaOccupationAttorney PoliticianMilitary serviceAllegianceConfederate StatesBranch serviceConfederate States ArmyYears of service1864 1865RankPrivateUnit1st South Carolina Cavalry 1 Battles warsAmerican Civil War Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn on Roselawn plantation near Montgomery Alabama Taylor attended private schools While a schoolboy in Columbia South Carolina Taylor enlisted in the Confederate States Army in November 1864 and served until the end of the war Taylor graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1867 He then taught school in Mobile Alabama and studied law Taylor was admitted to the bar in Mobile Alabama in November 1871 and commenced practice in Butler Alabama in 1872 He was a member of the State house of representatives in 1878 and 1879 Taylor was State solicitor for the first judicial circuit of Alabama from 1880 to 1892 He declined a third term and moved to Demopolis Alabama in 1883 2 Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses March 4 1897 March 3 1915 3 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914 and resumed the practice of law in Demopolis Alabama He was chairman of the State Democratic convention which called the constitutional convention in 1901 Taylor was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920 He died in Rome Georgia while on a visit to that city on December 21 1932 He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery Montgomery Alabama 2 Notes edit Jones Caroline George Washington Taylor The Encyclopedia of Alabama Retrieved 15 January 2018 a b Taylor George Washington United States Congress Retrieved 15 January 2018 S Doc 58 1 Fifty eighth Congress Extraordinary session beginning November 9 1903 Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A J Halford Special edition Corrections made to November 5 1903 GovInfo gov U S Government Printing Office 9 November 1903 p 2 Retrieved 2 July 2023 References editUnited States Congress George W Taylor id T000078 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editEntry at the Political Graveyard A letter from Booker T Washington to him An entry for him in a Who s Who type of book nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byRichard Henry Clarke Member of the U S House of Representatives from Alabama s 1st congressional district1897 1915 Succeeded byOscar Lee Gray Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George W Taylor Alabama politician amp oldid 1206233946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
