Miles Taylor

Miles Taylor (1859)

Miles Taylor (born July 16, 1805 in Saratoga Springs , Saratoga County , New York , †  September 23, 1873 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1861 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After elementary school, Miles Taylor moved to Bayou Lafourche , Louisiana. There he first studied medicine. But later he did not practice as a doctor. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish in his new profession. Around 1847 he moved to New Orleans , where he held several local offices. In 1849 he was on a commission to revise the state laws of Louisiana.

Taylor was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1854 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Louisiana , where he succeeded Theodore Gaillard Hunt on March 4, 1855 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until February 5, 1861 . On that day, his mandate expired due to the withdrawal of the State of Louisiana from the Union. His entire time in the House of Representatives was determined by the discussions and events leading up to the civil war .

Miles Taylor returned to Louisiana after serving in Congress. There he worked as a lawyer. He also ran a plantation. He died on September 23, 1873 in his birthplace Saratoga Springs, New York State, and was buried on his "Front Scattery" plantation in Louisiana. Miles Taylor was married to Eliza Anne Bruden (1821-1850) since 1838. The couple had four children.

Web links

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

• Miles Taylor in the database of Find a Grave (English)