Taylor Webster

Taylor Webster (born October 1, 1800 in Pennsylvania , † April 27, 1876 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party . From 1833 to 1839 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the second  congressional district of the state of Ohio .

biography

Taylor Webster was born in Pennsylvania, the exact location is unknown. In 1806 he moved with his parents to Ohio, where he went to school. For a short time he studied at Miami University . From 1828 to 1836 he was editor and publisher of the Western Telegraph in Hamilton . In 1829 he was a clerk for the Ohio House of Representatives . In 1830 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and served as its speaker .

In the 1832 congressional election , Webster was elected to the US House of Representatives as representative of Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He represented the 2nd district for a total of three legislative terms. After leaving the Congress, he returned to work as an editor. In 1863 he moved to New Orleans, where he held a clerical position. He died in New Orleans in 1876. There he was found in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 buried.

Web links

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

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