Joseph D. Taylor

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Joseph Danner Taylor


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	William McKinley
Succeeded by	George P. Ikirt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	Adoniram J. Warner
Succeeded by	Albert J. Pearson
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	William McKinley
Succeeded by	Adoniram J. Warner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district
In office January 2, 1883 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Jonathan T. Updegraff
Succeeded by	Beriah Wilkins
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1830 Belmont County, Ohio
Died	September 19, 1899 (aged 68) Cambridge, Ohio
Resting place	South Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth A. Hill
Residence	Cambridge, Ohio
Alma mater	Madison College Cincinnati Law School
Occupation	Attorney
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Joseph Danner Taylor (November 7, 1830 – September 19, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

Taylor's house in Cambridge, Ohio.

Joseph D. Taylor was born in Goshen Township, in Belmont County, Ohio. Taylor attended public schools in Belmont County and later attended Madison College at Antrim, obtaining a teaching degree.

Taylor taught in Fairview High School from 1854 to 1856, and became principal in 1857. He sought a new revenue for his talents and was accepted at Cincinnati Law School, now known as the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctorate in 1860. He was admitted to the bar in 1859.

Taylor was impressed by his time in Guernsey County that he bought property in Cambridge and lived in a simple wood-frame home on Wheeling Avenue. He would later construct his elegant Queen Anne Style home in 1878 on Upland Drive and constructed the Berwick Hotel on the site of the house on Wheeling Avenue. In 1860 he opened his law practice and in 1861 started the Guernsey Times Newspaper. He would remain owner until 1871. Taylor rose in prominence as he made a name for himself in the courts as well as his newspaper articles. Leading up to the Civil War, Taylor ran articles denouncing slavery and called for negotiation to eliminate the practice.

Military service

Joining the Union Army during the Civil War he entered as a captain in the 88th Ohio Infantry. Taylor became a judge advocate from 1863 until 1865, when hostilities between the states ended. Taylor also served as a prosecuting attorney for Guernsey County from 1863 to 1866.

Political service

Taylor soon turned to the public welfare by entering politics. He served as delegate to the National Union Convention in 1866, joined the Cambridge School Board from 1870 to 1877, and even served as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1876 and 1880.

Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jonathan T. Updegraff. During his reelection he was voted into the Forty-eighth Congress and served until 1885, when he lost another reelection bid. This setback did not stop him as he campaigned and won his bid to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first, and Fifty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1887 until March 3, 1893.

Taylor retired from politics but remained an influential force in the development and growth of Guernsey County and Cambridge in particular. He died in Cambridge, Ohio, September 19, 1899 and was interred in the South Cemetery.

References

United States Congress. "Joseph D. Taylor (id: T000093)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-10-18

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Jonathan T. Updegraff	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district 1883	Succeeded by Beriah Wilkins
Preceded by William McKinley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th congressional district 1883-1885	Succeeded by Adoniram J. Warner
Preceded by Adoniram J. Warner	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th congressional district 1887-1891	Succeeded by Albert J. Pearson
Preceded by William McKinley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th congressional district 1891-1893	Succeeded by George P. Ikirt

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district

Whittlesey Giddings Mathews Cummins Hoagland Johnson Ball Tompkins Cutler White Bingham Danford McKinley Updegraff Taylor Wilkins Geddes Wilkins Owens Warwick Ohliger Pearson Danford Gill Weems Hollingsworth Francis McCulloch Himes McSweeney McClintock Thom Seccombe Thom Carson Thom Carson McSweeney Bow Regula Boccieri Renacci

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th congressional district

Thomson Loomis Coffin Hastings McCauslen Fries Cable Shannon Albright Lawrence Theaker Morris Eckley Ambler Woodworth McKinley Monroe McKinley Taylor Warner Taylor Pearson Richards McClure McDowell Cassingham Smyser W. Ashbrook Morgan West W. Ashbrook McGregor Levering J. M. Ashbrook J. S. Ashbrook Williams Traficant Ryan

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th congressional district

Jones Shepler Starkweather Dean Starkweather Lahm Cartter Bliss Leiter Edgerton Spalding Upson Monroe Updegraff McClure McKinley Wallace I. Taylor McKinley J. Taylor Ikirt Tayler Kennedy Whitacre Hollingsworth Murphy Imhoff Lewis Imhoff Lewis Hays Applegate Ney Space Gibbs

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 11281595 LCCN: n85141051 US Congress: T000093

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