John L. Taylor

John Lampkin Taylor (born March 7, 1805 in Stafford County , Virginia , †  September 6, 1870 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1855 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Taylor attended preparatory schools. After a subsequent law degree in Washington and his admission to the bar in 1828, he began to work in this profession in Chillicothe (Ohio). He was also active in the state militia, in which he rose to major general. During the Mexican-American War he helped set up volunteer troops. Politically, he joined the Whig Party .

In the congressional election of 1846 Taylor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the eighth constituency of Ohio, where he succeeded Allen G. Thurman on March 4, 1847 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1855 . Since 1853 he represented there as the successor to Charles Sweetser the tenth district of his state. This time was initially determined by the war against Mexico. After that, the issue of slavery took center stage. In 1850, the 1850 compromise introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed.

During his tenure as a Congressman, John Taylor supported slavery. During the civil war , he changed his mind and became an unreserved supporter of the Union. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. Since May 1870 he was employed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior . He died surprisingly on September 6, 1870 at his desk there.

Web links

• John L. Taylor in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John L. Taylor in the database of Find a Grave (English)