Jonathan Taylor (politician)

Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor (born 1796 near Mansfield , Connecticut , † April 1848 in Newark , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, Jonathan Taylor came to Newark, Ohio, where he received an academic education. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. He was later appointed by the governor of Ohio to a commission to resolve the controversial border issue with the state of Michigan . Taylor was also a member of the state militia, in which he rose to brigadier general. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1831 and 1833 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; from 1833 to 1836 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1838 Taylor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Alexander Harper on March 4, 1839 . Until March 3, 1841, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Taylor no longer appeared politically. He died in Newark in April 1848.

Web links

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