Willliam S. Taylor
Full Name: William S. TaylorDate of birth: 1795
Date of death: July 22, 1858
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 21 | Nov 2, 1857 - Jan 18, 1858 | 7th (1) | Larissa / Cherokee | Speaker 11/2/1857 - 1/18/1858. | Cherokee | |
| H | 21 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Larissa / Cherokee | Cherokee |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Locke succeeded William S. Taylor as speaker; Taylor resigned both as speaker and member 1/18/1858, no successor. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 7th (1)
- Leadership role:
-
Speaker 11/2/1857 - 1/18/1858.
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Larissa / Cherokee
- Counties in district:
- Cherokee
- Legislatures:
- 6th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Larissa / Cherokee
- Counties in district:
- Cherokee
Terms of service notes
(1) Locke succeeded William S. Taylor as speaker; Taylor resigned both as speaker and member 1/18/1858, no successor. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, William S. Taylor, p. 622. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, 1989.
- TAYLOR, WILLIAM S. (1795-1858). "Taylor served in the state legislatures of Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas, where he became speaker of the House." Death date 7/22/1858. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and photo, Distinguished Public Officials, William S. Taylor, p. 71. William S. Taylor, Larissa, State Legislators from Cherokee County, 6th-7th Legislatures, p. 115. Biographical sketch, William S. Taylor Family, pp. 552-553. Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.). Cherokee County History, copyright 1986, second printing 2001, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 12th Speaker of the House of Representatives: William S. Taylor. Portrait and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- "Taylor fought in the Seminole Wars in 1817-1819 in Florida . . . he rose in the [Alabama] state militia from captain to brigadier general," p. 622. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, 1989.
- Seminole Wars, Florida (1817-1819); Captain, 1836; Brigadier General, Alabama State Militia (appointed 1841). Handbook of Texas Online.
- William S. Taylor, burial in Larissa Cemetery, Mount Selman, Cherokee County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. William S. Taylor, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
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