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William Taylor (April 5, 1788 – January 17, 1846) was an American congressman and lawyer from
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Biography

Born in
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, Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in
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. He later moved to
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, where he continued his law practice and became the commonwealth attorney for the county court of
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, serving from 1817 to 1843 and the commonwealth attorney for the
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of Pocahontas County, Virginia (now
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) from 1817 to 1843. Taylor was a member of the
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in 1821 and was elected a Democrat to the
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in 1842, serving from 1843 until his death in 1846. There, he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts from 1843 to 1846. Taylor died on January 17, 1846, in
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, and was interred there in
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See also

* Thomas S. Hinde, brother-in law. * Thomas Hinde, father-in-law. *
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