Taylor, John, 1753-1824

LC control no.	n 50009282
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Taylor, John, 1753-1824 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Taylor, John, of Caroline, 1753-1824 Curtius, 1753-1824 Citizen of Virginia, 1753-1824
Associated country	United States
Located	Virginia
Birth date	1753
Death date	1824-08-21
Place of death	Caroline County (Va.)
Affiliation	College of William & Mary Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates Virginia. General Assembly. Senate Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828)
Profession or occupation	Legislators Lawyers
Found in	His Tyranny unmasked, 1822. LCCN 04-20875: His Arator, 1814 (hdg.: Taylor, John, 1753-1824; usage: Col. John Taylor) His Tyranny unmasked, 1987: CIP t.p. (John Taylor of Caroline) His Arator, 1813: t.p. (a citizen of Virginia) Halkett & Laing (citizen of Virginia, John Taylor) John Taylor of Caroline, 1980. Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed May 17, 2024 (Taylor, John, a Senator from Virginia known as 'John Taylor of Caroline' to distinguish him from others of the same name; born in either Orange or Caroline County, Va., probably on December 19, 1753; educated by private tutors; studied at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1770-1772; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Caroline County in 1774; served in the Revolutionary War as major and colonel; member, State House of Delegates 1779-1785, with the exception of 1782, and 1796-1800; retired from the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected in 1792 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Henry Lee; reelected in 1793 and served from October 18, 1792, until his resignation on May 11, 1794; presidential elector in 1797; appointed to the United States Senate as a Democratic Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stevens T. Mason and served from June 4 to December 7, 1803, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy; elected in 1822 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Pleasants; reelected as a Crawford Republican in 1823, and served from December 18, 1822, until his death in Caroline County, Va., August 21, 1824; interment on Hazelwood farm, near Port Royal, Caroline County, Va.)