Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph Danner Taylor | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | Adoniram J. Warner |
Succeeded by | George P. Ikirt |
Constituency | 17th district (1887–1891) 18th district (1891–1893) |
In office January 2, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan T. Updegraff |
Succeeded by | Adoniram J. Warner |
Constituency | 16th district (1883) 17th district (1883–1885) |
Personal details | |
Born | November 7, 1830 Cincinnati Law School |
Occupation | Attorney |
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Joseph Danner Taylor (November 7, 1830 – September 19, 1899) was an American politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher. He served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving four full terms and part of a fifth.
Early life
Joseph D. Taylor was born in
Taylor taught in Fairview High School from 1854 to 1856, and became principal in 1857. He sought a new revenue for his talents and was accepted at
Career
Taylor opened his law practice in 1860. He started the Guernsey Times newspaper in 1861; he was its owner until 1871. Taylor rose in prominence as he made a name for himself in the courts as well as his newspaper articles. Leading up to the Civil War, Taylor ran articles denouncing slavery and called for negotiation to eliminate the practice.
Joining the
Taylor soon turned to the public welfare by entering politics. He served as delegate to the
Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jonathan T. Updegraff. During his reelection he was voted into the Forty-eighth Congress and served until 1885, when he lost another reelection bid. This setback did not stop him as he campaigned and won his bid to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first, and Fifty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, until March 3, 1893.
Taylor retired from politics but remained an influential force in the development and growth of Guernsey County and Cambridge in particular.
Personal life
Taylor married Elizabeth A. Hill. Taylor was bought property in Cambridge and lived in a simple wood-frame home on Wheeling Avenue. He would later construct his elegant Queen Anne Style home in 1878 on Upland Drive and constructed the Berwick Hotel on the site of the house on Wheeling Avenue.
He died in Cambridgeon September 19, 1899 at the age of 68. He was interred in the South Cemetery in Cambridge.
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
- Media related to Joseph D. Taylor at Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph D. Taylor at Find a Grave