James Taylor (February 1761 – January 27, 1834) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1809 to 1816 and in 1820. He was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, the son of Matthew Taylor, a native of

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, and Elizabeth Archibald. He settled in the Saint John River valley during the 1780s, where he became a lumber merchant, operated a farm and raised livestock. Taylor married Margaret Bartlett. After being elected in 1809, he was defeated by Elijah Miles in 1816. His election in 1819 was overturned in March 1820 after an appeal; he was defeated in the general election later in 1820. He died at

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in 1834.

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1761 births 1834 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people People from Sunbury County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub