John Taliaferro (1768 – August 12, 1852) was a 19th century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia, serving several non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century.
Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Fredericksburg.
CareerEdit
Taliaferro was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1800, serving from 1801 to 1803. In 1811 he was elected again and served until 1813. His seat was at first declared for his opponent, John Hungerford, but after a lengthy investigation and official rulings as to the legitimacy of the election, Taliaferro was eventually awarded the seat. The initial House committee ruled in Hungerford’s favor, but upon review the House itself decided that many ineligible voters had voted, which resulted in Hungerford’s removal from office, as the resulting vote tally from the election gave Taliferro a majority of 121 votes.[1][2]
Taliferro's name is listed as the author of an anti-Jackson handbill distributed during the campaign of 1828. The handbill is called "Supplemental account of some of the bloody deeds of General Jackson" and describes itself as a supplement to the Coffin Handbills. In it, Jackson is accused of "atrocious and unnatural acts," including eating mercilessly-slaughtered Indians for breakfast.[3]
Taliferro served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830. He was elected as one of four delegates from a state Senate district of his home county in the Northern Neck, King George County, including Westmoreland, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford and Prince William Counties.[4]
Taliaferro worked as a librarian at the United States Department of the Treasury from 1850 to 1852. He died at his farm "Hagley" near Fredericksburg on August 12, 1852. He was interred on the property.
ReferencesEdit
^"Hind's Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chapter 25" (PDF). 1907. pp. 14–16.
^"The Origin of Disputed Elections: Case Studies of Early American Contested Congressional Elections". Albany Law Review. 2017.
^Taliaferro, John. "Supplemental account of some of the bloody deeds of General Jackson, being a supplement to the "Coffin handbill." [Cuts of 6 coffins] ... John Taliaferro. Member of Congress from Northern Neck, Va. [1828]". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time. John T. West, Richmond. ISBN978-1-2879-2059-5.
john, taliaferro, 1768, august, 1852, 19th, century, politician, lawyer, librarian, from, virginia, serving, several, consecutive, terms, house, representatives, early, 19th, century, contents, early, life, education, career, references, bibliographyearly, lif. John Taliaferro 1768 August 12 1852 was a 19th century politician lawyer and librarian from Virginia serving several non consecutive terms in the U S House of Representatives in the early 19th Century Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 BibliographyEarly life and education EditBorn on Hays near Fredericksburg Virginia Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child He studied law and was admitted to the bar commencing practice in Fredericksburg Career EditTaliaferro was elected a Democratic Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1800 serving from 1801 to 1803 In 1811 he was elected again and served until 1813 His seat was at first declared for his opponent John Hungerford but after a lengthy investigation and official rulings as to the legitimacy of the election Taliaferro was eventually awarded the seat The initial House committee ruled in Hungerford s favor but upon review the House itself decided that many ineligible voters had voted which resulted in Hungerford s removal from office as the resulting vote tally from the election gave Taliferro a majority of 121 votes 1 2 In 1823 Taliaferro was elected to the House a third time originally to fill a vacancy as a Crawford Republican Adams Republican and Anti Jacksonian He served from 1824 to 1831 Taliferro s name is listed as the author of an anti Jackson handbill distributed during the campaign of 1828 The handbill is called Supplemental account of some of the bloody deeds of General Jackson and describes itself as a supplement to the Coffin Handbills In it Jackson is accused of atrocious and unnatural acts including eating mercilessly slaughtered Indians for breakfast 3 Taliferro served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829 1830 He was elected as one of four delegates from a state Senate district of his home county in the Northern Neck King George County including Westmoreland Lancaster Northumberland Richmond Stafford and Prince William Counties 4 Elected a fourth time in 1834 he ran as an Anti Jacksonian and Whig serving from 1835 to 1843 He was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions from 1839 to 1843 Taliaferro worked as a librarian at the United States Department of the Treasury from 1850 to 1852 He died at his farm Hagley near Fredericksburg on August 12 1852 He was interred on the property References Edit Hind s Precedents of the U S House of Representatives Chapter 25 PDF 1907 pp 14 16 The Origin of Disputed Elections Case Studies of Early American Contested Congressional Elections Albany Law Review 2017 Taliaferro John Supplemental account of some of the bloody deeds of General Jackson being a supplement to the Coffin handbill Cuts of 6 coffins John Taliaferro Member of Congress from Northern Neck Va 1828 The Library of Congress Retrieved 2016 02 15 Pulliam 1901 p 71 82Bibliography EditPulliam 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 United States Congress John Taliaferro id T000027 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byHenry Lee III Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 19th congressional districtMarch 4 1801 March 4 1803 obsolete district Succeeded byEdwin GrayPreceded byJohn P Hungerford Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 8th congressional districtNovember 29 1811 March 4 1813 Succeeded byJoseph Lewis Jr Preceded byWilliam L Ball Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 13th congressional districtMarch 24 1824 March 4 1831 obsolete district Succeeded byJoseph ChinnPreceded byJoseph Chinn Member of the U S House of Representatives from Virginia s 10th congressional districtMarch 4 1835 March 4 1843 Succeeded byWilliam LucasUnited States Congress John Taliaferro id T000027 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Taliaferro amp oldid 1160306900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
