William P. Taulbee

William P. Taulbee

William Preston Taulbee (born October 22, 1851 in Mount Sterling , Morgan County , Kentucky , †  March 11, 1890 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1889 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Taulbee attended public schools in his homeland. At the same time he was also tutored by his father. He was then ordained a clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal Church . In 1878 and 1882 he was elected clerk at the Magoffin County District Court . After studying law at the same time, he was admitted to the bar in 1881.

Politically, Taulbee joined the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1884 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Republican John D. White on March 4, 1885 . After re-election in 1886, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 4, 1889 .

In 1888 Taulbee renounced another candidacy. During his tenure in the US House of Representatives, he and journalist Charles Kincaid broke into an ongoing feud over alleged relationships between Taulbee and a married 18-year-old employee of the patent office. The dispute between the two men escalated after Taulbee left Congress. He stayed in Washington to monitor Kincaid's activities. He was shot dead on March 11, 1890 on the east steps of the Kincaid Capitol . This later asserted self-defense and was acquitted in 1891. William Taulbee was buried in the family cemetery near Mount Sterling.

Web links

• William P. Taulbee in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William P. Taulbee in the database of Find a Grave (English)