John Taylor (politician, before 1814)

John Taylor (born before 1814; died after 1820) was an American politician . Between 1815 and 1817 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Little is known about John Taylor. Neither his date of birth nor his place of birth are noted in the sources. The same applies to his place of death and the date of death. What is certain is that Taylor was politically active in South Carolina since 1802. He was a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . Between 1802 and 1805 he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives .

In the 1814 congressional election, Taylor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of South Carolina . There he took over from Elias Earle on March 4, 1815 . Since he lost to this in the subsequent elections in 1816, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1817 . Then Earle could resume his previous mandate.

In 1820, John Taylor competed unsuccessfully to return to the US House of Representatives. Then his track is lost again.

Web links

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