Joseph Taylor
Full Name: Joseph TaylorDate of birth: July 4, 1815
Date of death: October 7, 1880
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 | 4th (1) | Unknown / Harrison | Harrison, Upshur | ||
| H | 12 | Nov 18, 1850 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (2) | Unknown / Harrison | Harrison, Upshur |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Election of 1851 - Democratic candidates William T. Scott, Dr. Joseph Taylor, and L.D. Camp of Upshur County (possibly L.B. Camp), pp. 162, 164. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983. ↩
(2) Joseph Taylor, sworn 11/18/1850, succeeded John H. McNairy, resigned 7/22/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 4th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Unknown / Harrison
- Counties in district:
- Harrison, Upshur
- Legislatures:
- 3rd (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Unknown / Harrison
- Counties in district:
- Harrison, Upshur
Terms of service notes
(1) Election of 1851 - Democratic candidates William T. Scott, Dr. Joseph Taylor, and L.D. Camp of Upshur County (possibly L.B. Camp), pp. 162, 164. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983. ↩
(2) Joseph Taylor, sworn 11/18/1850, succeeded John H. McNairy, resigned 7/22/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch and genealogical information from Dr. Taylor's presidential file in the Texas Medical Association archives. Compiled by Inez Hatley Hughes for the Harrison County Historical Museum and donated to the TMA in 1974, confirming birth date 7/4/1815, death date 10/7/1880. Information provided courtesy of Texas Medical Association.
- Marshall physician Dr. Joseph Taylor, helped found Texas State Medical Association in 1853 and was first president, p. 100. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
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