Roy A. Taylor Explained

Roy A. Taylor
Office1:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina
Term Start1:June 25, 1960
Term End1:January 3, 1977
Preceded1:David McKee Hall
Successor1:V. Lamar Gudger
Constituency1:12th District (1960-1963)
11th District (1963-1977)
Office2:Member of the North Carolina General Assembly
Term2:1947–1949
1951–1953
Birth Date:31 January 1910
Birth Place:Vader, Washington
Death Place:Black Mountain, North Carolina
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Maryville College
Asheville University Law School
Profession:Lawyer

Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929.He graduated from Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, 1931.J.D., Asheville University Law School, Asheville, North Carolina, 1936.He was a lawyer in private practice.He was in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.He served as member of the North Carolina general assembly from 1947 to 1949 and 1951 to 1953.

Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative David M. Hall. He was reelected to eight succeeding Congresses and served from June 25, 1960, to January 3, 1977.

He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976.

In 1986, he received an honorary Doctor of Law from the University of North Carolina at Asheville[1] [2]

He died on November 28, 1995, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and was interred in Mountain View Memorial Gardens in the same town.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honorary Degree Recipients. University of North Carolina Asheville. 26 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Roy A. Taylor Award. UNC ASHEVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. 26 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Bioguide Search.