Vincent A. Taylor Explained

Vincent Albert Taylor
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State:Ohio
District:20th
Party:Republican
Term Start:March 4, 1891
Term End:March 3, 1893
Preceded:Martin L. Smyser
Succeeded:William J. White
State Senate2:Ohio
District2:25th
Term Start2:January 2, 1888
Term End2:January 5, 1890
Predecessor2:George H. Ely, F. H. Eggers
Successor2:Charles Herman, David Morrison
Alongside2:David Morrison
Birth Date:6 December 1845
Birth Place:Bedford, Ohio
Death Place:Bedford, Ohio
Restingplace:Bedford Cemetery

Vincent Albert Taylor (December 6, 1845  - December 2, 1922) was a soldier, businessman, and single-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1891 to 1893.

Biography

Born in Bedford, Ohio, Taylor attended the common schools.

Civil War

During the American Civil War, he enlisted in May 1864 in Company H, One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a Hundred Days Regiment. In August of the same year, he enrolled in Company H, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served until the close of the war.

After mustering out of the service, he returned to Bedford and engaged in manufacturing pursuits. He served as member of the Ohio Senate 1888-1890.

Congress

Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.

Later career and death

He served as president of the Taylor Chair Company in Bedford until his death there December 2, 1922. Taylor was interred in Bedford Cemetery.

References

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