Zachary Taylor (Tennessee politician)

American politician

Zachary Taylor

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by| H. Casey Young
Succeeded by| James Phelan, Jr.
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1881–1883
Personal details
Born|

Zachary Taylor

May 9, 1849 (1849-05-09)
Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died| February 19, 1921 (1921-02-20) (aged 71)
Ellendale, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party| Republican
Residence| Bartlett-Ellendale Cemetery
Alma mater| Virginia Military Institute; Cumberland School of Law
Profession|

* Attorney
* insurance
* politician

Zachary Taylor (May 9, 1849 – February 19, 1921) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who was a one-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1885 to 1887.

## Biography

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Born near Brownsville, Tennessee, Taylor attended J.I. Hall's School near Covington, Tennessee, and was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington as senior captain July 4, 1872. He graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in January 1874. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Covington, Tennessee, in 1878.

## Career

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Taylor served in the State senate from 1881 to 1883. He was Postmaster of Covington, Tennessee, from July 1, 1883, to January 1, 1885, when he resigned.[1]

### Congress

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Elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth Congress, Taylor served from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.

### Later career

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He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and engaged in the general life insurance business.

Taylor was delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896. He later moved to San Antonio, Texas.

## Death

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Taylor died in Ellendale, Tennessee on February 19, 1921 (age 71 years, 286 days).

## References

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1. ^ "Zachary Taylor". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
2. ^ "Zachary Taylor". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

## External links

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* United States Congress. "Zachary Taylor (id: T000106)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
* Zachary Taylor at Find a Grave

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

H. Casey Young

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 10th congressional district
1885-1887  | Succeeded by

James Phelan, Jr.

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International|

* VIAF
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National|

* United States

People|

* US Congress