John Taylor was a

United States Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from

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. His birth date is unknown. Taylor was a member of the

South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seati ...

, 1802–1805. He was elected as a Republican to the

Fourteenth Congress The 14th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in the Old Brick Capitol in Washingto ...

(March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the

Fifteenth Congress The 15th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in the Old Brick Capitol in Washington, ...

in 1816 and for election to the

Seventeenth Congress The 17th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. While its term was officially March 4, 1821, t ...

in 1820. His death date is unknown. He married Mary Margaret Smith, the daughter of South Carolina Senator William Smith. Their daughter, Mary Margaret Smith Taylor, married journalist and planter

Meredith Calhoun Meredith Calhoun (1805 – March 14, 1869) was a planter and slaveholder, merchant, and journalist, known for owning some of the largest plantations in the Red River area north of Alexandria, Louisiana. His workers were enslaved African Americans. ...

.The O'Shaughnessy Legacy in Huntsville by Nancy Rohr
''The Huntsville Historical Review'' Volume 21 No. 2, Summer-Fall 1994.

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Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub