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|predecessor3 = [[Thomas Sumter]] |
|predecessor3 = [[Thomas Sumter]] |
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|successor3 = [[William Smith (South Carolina senator)|William Smith]] |
|successor3 = [[William Smith (South Carolina senator)|William Smith]] |
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|state4 = South Carolina |
|state4 = [[South Carolina]] |
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|district4 = [[South Carolina's 4th congressional district|4th]] |
|district4 = [[South Carolina's 4th congressional district|4th]] |
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|term_start4 = March 4, 1807 |
|term_start4 = March 4, 1807 |
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|term5 = November 28, 1796 – November 22, 1802 |
|term5 = November 28, 1796 – November 22, 1802 |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1770|5|4}} |
|birth_date = {{birth date|1770|5|4}} |
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|birth_place = Granby, |
|birth_place = [[Granby, South Carolina|Granby]], Province of South Carolina, British America |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1832|4|16|1770|5|4}} |
|death_date = {{death date and age|1832|4|16|1770|5|4}} |
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|death_place = [[Camden, South Carolina |
|death_place = [[Camden, South Carolina]], U.S. |
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|party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
|party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
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|alma_mater = [[Princeton University|College of New Jersey]] |
|alma_mater = [[Princeton University|College of New Jersey]] |
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|profession = [[lawyer]], [[politician]] |
|profession = [[lawyer]], [[politician]] |
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}}'''John Taylor''' (May 4, 1770{{spaced ndash}}April 16, 1832) was the 51st [[Governor of South Carolina]] from 1826 to 1828.{{No footnotes|date=December 2023}} |
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==Career== |
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He was born May 4, 1770, in [[Granby, South Carolina|Granby]] in the [[Province of South Carolina]]. He attended [[Mt. Zion Institute High School|Mount Zion Institute]] in [[Winnsboro, South Carolina]], and graduated in 1790 from the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]) and became a [[lawyer]]. He opened his practice in Columbia but also had farming interests. |
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After school, Taylor served in the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] from 1796 to 1802 and again from 1804 to 1805. He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1807, and served there until he became a U.S. Senator in 1810 filling the vacancy left by [[Thomas Sumter]]. He was elected to serve a full term beginning in 1811. As senator, he was known for his especially |
After school, Taylor served in the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] from 1796 to 1802 and again from 1804 to 1805. He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1807, and served there until he became a U.S. Senator in 1810 filling the vacancy left by [[Thomas Sumter]]. He was elected to serve a full term beginning in 1811. As senator, he was known for his especially persuasive personality. While also serving the senate, he developed the first version of what is now known as the Taylor foundation. This foundation is a gathering of aspiring politicians to come together and talk and help each other. But soon afterwards he left federal service in 1816 and returned to his home state to become a South Carolina state senator from 1818 to 1826. |
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Taylor was elected to state governor in 1826. He also served as a trustee of South Carolina College (now the [[University of South Carolina]]) and as director of the [[Columbia Theological Seminary]]. His term in office was primarily known for rallying the state to oppose federal tariffs. He died in 1832 in [[Camden, South Carolina]]. |
Taylor was elected to state governor in 1826. He also served as a trustee of South Carolina College (now the [[University of South Carolina]]) and as director of the [[Columbia Theological Seminary]]. His term in office was primarily known for rallying the state to oppose federal tariffs. He died in 1832 in [[Camden, South Carolina]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/taylor.html SCIway Biography of John Taylor] |
*[http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/taylor.html SCIway Biography of John Taylor] |
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*[http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=99851b968514a010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD NGA Biography of John Taylor] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035453/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=99851b968514a010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD NGA Biography of John Taylor] |
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*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000085 United States Congress Biography of John Taylor] |
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000085 United States Congress Biography of John Taylor] |
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 7 July 2024
John Taylor | |
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51st Governor of South Carolina | |
In office December 9, 1826 – December 10, 1828 | |
Lieutenant | James Witherspoon |
Preceded by | Richard Irvine Manning I |
Succeeded by | Stephen Decatur Miller |
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Richland District | |
In office November 23, 1818 – November 27, 1826 | |
Preceded by | John Hopkins |
Succeeded by | Wade Hampton III |
United States Senator from South Carolina | |
In office December 31, 1810 – November 1816 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Sumter |
Succeeded by | William Smith |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1807 – December 30, 1810 | |
Preceded by | O'Brien Smith |
Succeeded by | William Lowndes |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland County | |
In office November 28, 1796 – November 22, 1802 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Granby, Province of South Carolina, British America | May 4, 1770
Died | April 16, 1832 Camden, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 61)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Alma mater | College of New Jersey |
Profession | lawyer, politician |
John Taylor (May 4, 1770 – April 16, 1832) was the 51st Governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828.
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2023) |
Career
[edit]He was born May 4, 1770, in Granby in the Province of South Carolina. He attended Mount Zion Institute in Winnsboro, South Carolina, and graduated in 1790 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and became a lawyer. He opened his practice in Columbia but also had farming interests.
After school, Taylor served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1796 to 1802 and again from 1804 to 1805. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1807, and served there until he became a U.S. Senator in 1810 filling the vacancy left by Thomas Sumter. He was elected to serve a full term beginning in 1811. As senator, he was known for his especially persuasive personality. While also serving the senate, he developed the first version of what is now known as the Taylor foundation. This foundation is a gathering of aspiring politicians to come together and talk and help each other. But soon afterwards he left federal service in 1816 and returned to his home state to become a South Carolina state senator from 1818 to 1826.
Taylor was elected to state governor in 1826. He also served as a trustee of South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) and as director of the Columbia Theological Seminary. His term in office was primarily known for rallying the state to oppose federal tariffs. He died in 1832 in Camden, South Carolina.
External links
[edit]- SCIway Biography of John Taylor
- NGA Biography of John Taylor
- United States Congress Biography of John Taylor
External links
[edit]- 1770 births
- 1832 deaths
- 18th-century American lawyers
- 18th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American politicians
- Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Princeton University alumni
- United States senators from South Carolina
- South Carolina state senators
- Governors of South Carolina
- University of South Carolina trustees
- Democratic-Republican Party United States senators
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina
- Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States