About William P. Taylor
Lived 1791 – 1863 (aged 71–72). William P. Taylor was an American politician.
William Penn Taylor (October 25, 1790 – June 18, 1863) was a nineteenth-century congressman from Virginia.
Early life Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 25, 1790, the son of Congressman John Taylor. William Taylor received a limited schooling as a child.
Career He held several local political offices in Caroline County, Virginia, including as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830 where he served alongside Robert B. Taylor from Norfolk, a Brigadier General in the state militia.
Taylor was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates for the session 1830/31 from Caroline County, Virginia.
He was elected an Anti-Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1832, serving from 1833 to 1835 and being unsuccessful for reelection.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia in 1842. In 1845, Taylor served as a presidential elector.
Death He died at his estate called "Hayfield" in Caroline County, Virginia June 18, 1863, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.
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American politician, Virginia (1791-1863)
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William P. Taylor was born in 1791 in Fredericksburg.
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William P. Taylor died in 1863 in Caroline County.
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William P. Taylor was a politician.
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