John Taylor (14th Congress)
American politician
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John Taylor (d. July 12, 1821) was a United States representative from South Carolina. His birth date is unknown. Taylor was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1802–1805. He was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifteenth Congress in 1816 and for election to the Seventeenth Congress in 1820.
John Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Elias Earle |
| Succeeded by | Elias Earle |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1802–1805 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
After his time in Congress he served as receiver of public monies at the U.S. government land office at Cahawba, Alabama.[1]
He died on July 12, 1821 in Cahawba.[1][2]
He married Mary Margaret Smith, the daughter of South Carolina Senator William Smith. Their daughter, Mary Margaret Smith Taylor, married journalist and planter Meredith Calhoun.[3]
