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 byAllen G. Thurman
Succeeded byOscar F. Moore
Constituency8th district (1847-1853)
10th district (1853-1855)
Personal details
Born
John Lampkin Taylor

(1805-03-07)March 7, 1805
Fredericksburg, Virginia
DiedSeptember 6, 1870(1870-09-06) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeLouisa, Virginia
Political partyWhig

Biography

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

Early career

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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

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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

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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

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  • United States Congress. "John L. Taylor (id: T000089)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th congressional district

1847–1853
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th congressional district

1853–1855
Succeeded by