William Taylor Zenor (April 30, 1846 – June 2, 1916) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served five terms as a

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from

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from 1897 2007.

Biography

He was born near

Corydon, Indiana Corydon is a town in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. Located north of the Ohio River in the extreme southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana, it is the seat of government for Harrison County. Corydon was founded in 1808 and served ...

and attended the common schools and the James G. May Seminary. He also studied law in

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and was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Corydon. He moved to Leavenworth,

Crawford County, Indiana Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 10,526. The county seat is English. Geography According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 99.00%) is land and ...

in 1871 and continued the practice of law. Zenor was the

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of Crawford and Harrison Counties from 1879 to 1885. He was the judge of the third judicial circuit from 1885 to 1897.

Congress

He was elected as a

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to the Fifty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1907).

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in Corydon, Indiana after leaving Congress and moved to

in 1910. He continued the practice of law until his death there on June 2, 1916, aged 70. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Indiana.

References

* 1846 births 1916 deaths People from Corydon, Indiana Indiana state court judges People from New Albany, Indiana Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges {{LouisvilleMSA-stub