About James Taylor
Lived 1670 – 1729 (aged 59). James Taylor was a politician.
James Taylor Jr. (March 14, 1670 – June 23, 1729) was an American politician and surveyor from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Early life James Taylor Jr. was born on March 14, 1670, as the oldest son of Frances and James Taylor. His father emigrated from England and settled on in what is now New Kent County, Virginia, in 1668.
Career Taylor surveyed land in Hanover, Spotsylvania, and Orange counties. His son George also served in the House of Burgesses and was a great-great-grandfather of Kentucky politician Edmund H. Taylor Jr.
Taylor died on June 23, 1729.
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American politician (1670–1729)
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