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Taylor, John W. 1784-1854

Lawyer; born in Charlton, N. Y., March 26, 1784; [22] graduated at Union College in 1803; admitted to the bar in 1807; practised in Ballston; member of Congress in 1813-33; succeeded Henry Clay as speaker in 1820, and held that place till the close of the second session; was again speaker in 1825-27; was opposed to the extension of slavery during the prolonged agitation of that question in Congress. He died in Cleveland, O., Sept. 8, 1854.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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