Jonathan Taylor (congressman) explained

Jonathan Taylor
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State1:Ohio
District1:12th
Term Start1:March 4, 1839
Term End1:March 3, 1841
Preceded1:Alexander Harper
Succeeded1:Joshua Mathiot
Office2:Member of the Ohio Senate
Term2:1833-1836
Office3:Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Term3:1831-1833
Birth Place:Mansfield, Connecticut
Death Place:Newark, Ohio
Restingplace:Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark
Party:Democratic

Jonathan Taylor (1796April 1848) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1839 to 1841.

Biography

Born near Mansfield, Connecticut, Taylor moved to Newark, Ohio.He completed an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newark.He was appointed by the Governor a commissioner to settle the boundary dispute between Ohio and Michigan.Brigadier general in the State militia.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1831–1833.He served in the State senate 1833–1836.

Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841).He died in Newark, Ohio, in April 1848.He was interred in the Old Cemetery.He was reinterred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.