John Taber (May 5, 1880 – November 22, 1965) was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the

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and

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regions in the

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from 1923 to 1963.

Biography

Taber was born in

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on May 5, 1880, the son of attorney and businessman Franklin P. Taber and Susan (Parker) Taber. He attended the public schools of Auburn, and graduated from Auburn High School in 1898. He graduated from

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in 1902, and received his law degree from

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in 1904. He attained admission to the bar in November 1914, and commenced practice in Auburn. Taber represented Auburn's second ward on the

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Board of Supervisors in 1905 and 1906. From 1910 to 1918, he served as a special judge of the county court. Taber was a delegate to the

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s in 1920, 1924, and

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, and chairman of the

Republican Committee from 1920 to 1925. In 1922, he was chosen to serve as president of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. He represented New York in the House of Representatives as a

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from the 68th to the 87th Congresses (March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1963), where he was the chairman of the

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during the 80th and 83rd Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination to the 88th Congress in 1962. Taber voted against of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Taber died in Auburn on November 22, 1965, and was interred at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.

Family

In 1929, Taber married Gertrude Johnson Beard (1893-1964), who had been working as his secretary. They were the parents of a son, Charles Beard Taber (1920-1969).

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Bibliography

''Congressman John Taber of Auburn: Politics and Federal Appropriations, 1923–1962'', Cary S. Henderson, Ph.D. dissertation, Duke University, 1964. {{DEFAULTSORT:Taber, John 1880 births 1965 deaths Politicians from Auburn, New York Yale University alumni New York Law School alumni New York (state) state court judges Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 20th-century American judges Auburn High School (Auburn, New York) alumni 20th-century American politicians