J. Will Taylor
James Willis "J. Will" Taylor | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1919 – November 14, 1939 | |
Preceded by | Richard W. Austin |
Succeeded by | John Jennings, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | August 28, 1880 Union County, Tennessee |
Died | November 14, 1939 La Follette, Tennessee | (aged 59)
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee |
Profession | teacher
politician postmaster mayor |
James Willis "J. Will" Taylor (August 28, 1880 – November 14, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.
Biography[edit]
Born near Lead Mine Bend in Union County, Tennessee, Taylor was the son of James W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Rogers) Taylor. He attended the public schools, Holbrook Normal College, Fountain City, Tennessee, and the American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee.
Career[edit]
Taylor taught at school for several years, and was graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1902. He was admitted to the bar the same year.
Having moved to La Follette, Tennessee, Taylor commenced the practice of law. He served as postmaster at La Follette from 1904 to 1909. He was also mayor from 1910 to 1913, and in 1918 and 1919. He was Insurance commissioner for the State of Tennessee in 1913 and 1914 and chairman of the Republican State executive committee in 1917 and 1918.[1]
Taylor generally voted with the conservative side, including in his last incomplete House term.[2]
Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death.[3] He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth Congresses). He served as member of the Republican National Executive Committee 1929-1939.
Death[edit]
Taylor died in La Follette, Tennessee, November 14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78 days). He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "J. Will Taylor". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ FascinatingPolitics. 1939-40-mc-index-3.pdf. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "J. Will Taylor". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "J. Will Taylor". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
External links[edit]
- United States Congress. "J. Will Taylor (id: T000083)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- J. Will Taylor at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- 1880 births
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
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