John Taber

John Taber

John Taber (born May 5, 1880 in Auburn , New York , †  November 22, 1965 ) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1963 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Taber attended public schools in his home country. In 1902 he graduated from Yale University . After a subsequent law degree at the New York Law School and his admission to the bar in 1904, he began to work in this profession in Auburn. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1905 and 1906 he was a county councilor in Cayuga County ; from 1910 to 1918 he was a judge at the local district court. In 1920, 1924, and 1936 he took part as a delegate at the respective Republican National Conventions . From 1920 to 1925 he was district chairman of the Republicans in Cayuga County. In 1922 he also served as president of the local chamber of commerce.

In the 1922 congressional election , Taber was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 36th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Norman J. Gould on March 4, 1923 . After 19 re-elections, he was able to complete a total of 20 legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1963 . Between 1947 and 1949 and again from 1953 to 1955 he was chairman of the grant committee . During his time in Congress between 1933 and 1945, the Roosevelt government passed the New Deal laws there , which Taber's party was rather hostile to. In 1935 the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd. Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of the Second World War and its consequences. Taber's time in Congress also saw the start of the Cold War , the Korean War and, domestically, the civil rights movement .

In 1962, John Taber renounced another congressional candidacy. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Auburn, where he died on November 22, 1965.

Web links

• John Taber in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Norman J. Gould	United States House Representative for New York (36th constituency) March 4, 1923 - January 3, 1945	Clarence E. Hancock
Joseph J. O'Brien	United States House of Representatives for New York (38th constituency) January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1953	Kenneth Keating
R. Walter Riehlman	United States House Representative for New York (36th constituency) January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1963	Frank Horton