William Taylor (New York politician) explained

William Taylor
State:New York
Term Start:March 4, 1833
Term End:March 3, 1839
Predecessor:William K. Fuller
Successor:Nehemiah H. Earll
Birth Date:12 October 1791
Birth Place:Suffield, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Manlius, New York, U.S.
Resting Place:Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, New York, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Otherparty:Jacksonian
Profession:Politician, physician

William Taylor (October 12, 1791 – September 16, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1839.

Biography

Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Taylor moved with his parents to Onondaga County, New York.He attended the public schools.

He studied medicine and was admitted to practice.

Congress

Taylor was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839).He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress).

Later career

He resumed the practice of his chosen profession.He served as member of the state assembly in 1841 and 1842.He served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1846.

Death and burial

He died in Manlius, New York, September 16, 1865. He was interred in Christ Church Cemetery.