US Congressman. The son of Revolutionary War veteran Major Samuel Taylor, Sr., he was born in the late 1770s or early 1780s, became an attorney, served in local offices including Solicitor General, and represented Pendleton in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1802 to 1805. He was also active in the militia and attained the rank of Colonel. Sometimes called John Taylor of Pendleton to prevent confusion with US Senator John Taylor, In 1814 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican and served one term, 1815 to 1817. He was defeated for renomination in 1816, and later moved to Alabama, where he owned a plantation. Taylor was one of the commissioners that established Alabama Territory's first capital in Cahaba, and was also the first Mason to serve as Grand Master of Cahaba's Lodge. Taylor was appointed Receiver of the US Land Office in Alabama, responsible to accept payments from white settlers for the purchase of their land claims. He died of a sudden illness at the home of his brother, William Taylor. After his death, his son John Taylor, Jr. became Receiver, and in the 1830s a Congressional report on the Land Office revealed that John Taylor, Jr. and William Taylor were among several Receivers nationwide who had embezzled government funds, most of which were never recouped. The senior John Taylor was the son in law of Senator William Smith and the brother in law of Congressman John Baylis Earle.
US Congressman. The son of Revolutionary War veteran Major Samuel Taylor, Sr., he was born in the late 1770s or early 1780s, became an attorney, served in local offices including Solicitor General, and represented Pendleton in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1802 to 1805. He was also active in the militia and attained the rank of Colonel. Sometimes called John Taylor of Pendleton to prevent confusion with US Senator John Taylor, In 1814 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican and served one term, 1815 to 1817. He was defeated for renomination in 1816, and later moved to Alabama, where he owned a plantation. Taylor was one of the commissioners that established Alabama Territory's first capital in Cahaba, and was also the first Mason to serve as Grand Master of Cahaba's Lodge. Taylor was appointed Receiver of the US Land Office in Alabama, responsible to accept payments from white settlers for the purchase of their land claims. He died of a sudden illness at the home of his brother, William Taylor. After his death, his son John Taylor, Jr. became Receiver, and in the 1830s a Congressional report on the Land Office revealed that John Taylor, Jr. and William Taylor were among several Receivers nationwide who had embezzled government funds, most of which were never recouped. The senior John Taylor was the son in law of Senator William Smith and the brother in law of Congressman John Baylis Earle.
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