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Taylor Webster
b.1 Oct 1800 Redstone, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States
d.27 Apr 1876 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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m. 30 Aug 1795
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From the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: WEBSTER, Taylor, a Representative from Ohio; born in Pennsylvania October 1, 1800; moved with his parents to Ohio in 1806, where he received a limited schooling; attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for a short time; editor and publisher of the Western Telegraph, Hamilton, Ohio, 1828-1836; clerk of the State house of representatives in 1829; member of the State house of representatives in 1830 and served as speaker; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1839); clerk of court of Butler County, Ohio, 1842-1846; resumed his former business pursuits; moved to New Orleans, La., in 1863 and was employed in a clerical position; died in New Orleans, La., April 27, 1876; interment in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1. Source: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000241 References
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