Thomas Taber II.

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Thomas Taber II (born May 19, 1785 in Dover , New York , † March 21, 1862 in Roslyn , New York) was an American politician . In 1828 and 1829 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Taber II was born and raised in Dover about two years after the end of the War of Independence . He attended community schools and then went into farming. In 1826 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC on November 5, 1828, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Thomas J. Oakley . After March 3, 1829, he left the Congress . He died in Roslyn on March 21, 1862 and was taken to Friends Cemetery in Westburyburied. At that time the first year of the civil war was coming to an end. His son was Congressman Stephen Taber .

Web links

  • Thomas Taber II in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Taber, Thomas II.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Dover , New York
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1862
Place of death Roslyn , New York