John W. Taylor (politician)

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For other people named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation).

John W. Taylor
9th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office November 15, 1820 – March 4, 1821 December 5, 1825 – March 4, 1827
President	James Monroe John Quincy Adams
Preceded by	Henry Clay (twice)
Succeeded by	Philip P. Barbour Andrew Stevenson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	Thomas R. Gold
Succeeded by	Charles A. Foote
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Thomas H. Hubbard
Succeeded by	Joel Turrill
Personal details
Born	March 26, 1784 Charlton, New York
Died	September 18, 1854 (aged 70) Cleveland, Ohio
Political party	Democratic-Republican National Republican
Spouse(s)	Jane Hodge Taylor
Alma mater	Union College
Profession	Law

John W. Taylor (March 26, 1784 – September 18, 1854) was an early 19th-century U.S. politician from New York. He was the first Speaker of the House of Representatives from the state.

Life

He was born in 1784 in that part of the Town of Ballston, then in Albany County, New York, which was, upon the creation of Saratoga County in 1791, split off to form the Town of Charlton. He received his first education at home.

Taylor graduated from Union College in 1803 as valedictorian of his class. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1807, and practiced in Ballston Spa, New York. In 1806, he married Jane Hodge (d. 1838), of Albany, New York, and they had eight children. He was a member from Saratoga County of the New York State Assembly in 1812 and 1812–13.

Taylor served in the United States House of Representatives for 20 years, from 1813 to 1833, and served twice as Speaker of the House. He also was a representative of New York in the Missouri Compromise, where he took a stance against the extension of slavery along with people such as John Quincy Adams.

After leaving Congress, Taylor resumed his law practice in Ballston Spa, and was a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) in 1841 and 1842. He resigned his seat on August 19, 1842, after suffering a paralytic stroke. In 1843, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, to live with his eldest daughter and her husband William D. Beattie, and died there 11 years later. He was buried in the Ballston Spa Village Cemetery.

External links

• John W. Taylor at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• John W. Taylor at Find a Grave
• Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants (pages 25ff)
• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 70ff, 133, 146, 186f and 309; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas R. Gold	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th congressional district 1813–1823	Succeeded by Charles A. Foote
Preceded by Henry Clay	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1820–1821	Succeeded by Philip Pendleton Barbour
Preceded by Thomas H. Hubbard	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th congressional district 1823–1833	Succeeded by Samuel Beardsley, Joel Turrill
Preceded by Henry Clay	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1825–1827	Succeeded by Andrew Stevenson
New York State Senate
Preceded by Samuel Young	New York State Senate Fourth District (Class 2) 1841–1842	Succeeded by Sidney Lawrence

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