Azor Taber Explained

Office:Member of the New York State Senate
from the 11th District
Term Start:January 1, 1852
Term End:December 31, 1853
Predecessor:Stephen H. Johnson
Successor:Clarkson F. Crosby
Birth Date:1 May 1798
Birth Place:Knox, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Rensselaer County, New York, U.S.
Resting Place:Albany Rural Cemetery
Party:Whig

Azor Taber (May 1, 1798 – June 10, 1858) was an American politician from New York.

Early life

Taber was born on May 1, 1798, in Knox, a town in Albany County, New York. He was the son of Gideon Chapman Taber (1764–1847) and Rebecca (née Willis) Taber (1775–1827).[1]

Career

After receiving a classical education, he entered the office of John Lansing Jr., then Chancellor of New York, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began practicing in Albany.[2] In 1833, he formed a partnership with Amos Dean, and, reportedly, he was ranked among the ablest attorneys of the city and gained a large and profitable business, and was known by the nickname "Razor Tabor".[3]

He was a member of the New York State Senate (11th D.) in 1852 and 1853.[4] In 1854, Tabor retired from practice due to ill health and returned to Knox.[5]

Personal life

Tabor was twice married. His first marriage was to Sarah Todd (1801–1834).[6] Together, they were the parents of:[1]

After the death of his first wife in 1834, he remarried to her younger sister, Catherine Ann Elizabeth Todd (1804–1840). They were the parents of one child before her death in 1840:

Tabor died on June 10, 1855, in Rensselaer County, New York.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Revolution . Daughters of the American . Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution . 1915 . . 203 . 17 May 2019 . en.
  2. News: The Old Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. . 17 May 2019 . Buffalo Weekly Republic . 1 Feb 1848 . 3 . en.
  3. Book: Edwards . Charles . Pleasantries about Courts and Lawyers of the State of New York . 1867 . Richardson . 514 . 17 May 2019 . en.
  4. Book: Hough . Franklin Benjamin . The New York Civil List: Containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time . 1858 . Weed, Parsons and Co. . 137, 140, 230, 268, 331 . 17 May 2019 . en.
  5. Book: Hutchins . Stephen C. . Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York . 1891 . Weed, Parsons & Company . 636 . 17 May 2019 . en.
  6. Web site: Sarah Tabor (Todd) . sewardproject.org . Seward Family Digital Archive . 17 May 2019.
  7. News: DEATH . 17 May 2019 . . 13 Jun 1858 . en.