After school, Taylor served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1796 to 1802 and again from 1804 to 1805. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1807, and served there until he became a U.S. Senator in 1810 filling the vacancy left by Thomas Sumter. He was elected to serve a full term beginning in 1811. As senator, he was known for his especially persuasible personality. While also serving the senate, he developed the first version of what is now known as the Taylor foundation. This foundation is a gathering of aspiring politicians to come together and talk and help each other. But soon afterwards he left federal service in 1816 and returned to his home state to become a South Carolina state senator from 1818 to 1826.
Taylor was elected to state governor in 1826. He also served as a trustee of South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) and as director of the Columbia Theological Seminary. His term in office was primarily known for rallying the state to oppose federal tariffs. He died in 1832 in Camden, South Carolina.
john, taylor, south, carolina, governor, john, taylor, 1770, april, 1832, 51st, governor, south, carolina, from, 1826, 1828, john, taylor51st, governor, south, carolinain, office, december, 1826, december, 1828lieutenantjames, witherspoonpreceded, byrichard, i. John Taylor May 4 1770 April 16 1832 was the 51st Governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828 John Taylor51st Governor of South CarolinaIn office December 9 1826 December 10 1828LieutenantJames WitherspoonPreceded byRichard Irvine Manning ISucceeded byStephen Decatur MillerMember of the South Carolina Senate from Richland DistrictIn office November 23 1818 November 27 1826Preceded byJohn HopkinsSucceeded byWade Hampton IIIUnited States Senatorfrom South CarolinaIn office December 31 1810 November 1816Preceded byThomas SumterSucceeded byWilliam SmithMember of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 4th districtIn office March 4 1807 December 30 1810Preceded byO Brien SmithSucceeded byWilliam LowndesMember of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland CountyIn office November 28 1796 November 22 1802Personal detailsBorn 1770 05 04 May 4 1770Granby Province of South Carolina British AmericaDiedApril 16 1832 1832 04 16 aged 61 Camden South Carolina U S Political partyDemocratic RepublicanAlma materCollege of New JerseyProfessionlawyer politicianThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Career editHe was born May 4 1770 in Granby in the Province of South Carolina He attended Mount Zion Institute in Winnsboro South Carolina and graduated in 1790 from the College of New Jersey now Princeton University and became a lawyer He opened his practice in Columbia but also had farming interests After school Taylor served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1796 to 1802 and again from 1804 to 1805 He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1807 and served there until he became a U S Senator in 1810 filling the vacancy left by Thomas Sumter He was elected to serve a full term beginning in 1811 As senator he was known for his especially persuasible personality While also serving the senate he developed the first version of what is now known as the Taylor foundation This foundation is a gathering of aspiring politicians to come together and talk and help each other But soon afterwards he left federal service in 1816 and returned to his home state to become a South Carolina state senator from 1818 to 1826 Taylor was elected to state governor in 1826 He also served as a trustee of South Carolina College now the University of South Carolina and as director of the Columbia Theological Seminary His term in office was primarily known for rallying the state to oppose federal tariffs He died in 1832 in Camden South Carolina External links editSCIway Biography of John Taylor NGA Biography of John Taylor United States Congress Biography of John TaylorU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byO Brien Smith Member of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 4th congressional district1807 1810 Succeeded byWilliam LowndesU S SenatePreceded byThomas Sumter U S senator Class 2 from South Carolina1810 1816 Served alongside John Gaillard Succeeded byWilliam SmithPolitical officesPreceded byRichard Irvine Manning I Governor of South Carolina1826 1828 Succeeded byStephen Decatur Miller Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Taylor South Carolina governor amp oldid 1189451743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
