Herbert Worthington Taylor (February 19, 1869, Belleville, New Jersey – October 15, 1931,

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politician who represented

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's 8th congressional district in the

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from 1921 to 1923 and from 1925 to 1927.

Early life and career

Taylor was born in Belleville, New Jersey on February 19, 1869, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the

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in 1891, was admitted to the New York bar the same year and to the New Jersey bar in 1897. He practiced in New York City and Newark. Taylor was a member of the common council of Newark from 1899 to 1903 and served in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1904 and 1905. He was chairman of the Essex County Republican committee from 1913 to 1917 and was a delegate to the

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. He was county counsel of Essex County from 1916 to 1921.

Congress

Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922. After his first term, he resumed the practice of law in Newark. He was elected to the Sixty-ninth Congress, serving in his second term from March 4, 1925 to March 3, 1927, but was again an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926.

Later career and death

After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Newark, where he died on October 15, 1931. He was interred in East Ridgelawn Cemetery in the Delawanna section of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Herbert W. 1869 births 1931 deaths Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly New Jersey lawyers New York University School of Law alumni People from Belleville, New Jersey Politicians from Essex County, New Jersey Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey