Robert Walker Tayler Sr. (November 9, 1812 – February 25, 1878) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of

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who was a member of the

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and was

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1860–1863. Robert Tayler was born at

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. He was moved to

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as an infant. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in

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. In 1839, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Trumbull County, serving four years. He then moved back to Youngstown. In 1851, he was elected

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of Youngstown. Smith 1898 : 98 In 1855 and 1857, Tayler was elected to represent the 23rd district in the Ohio Senate for the 52nd and 53rd General Assemblies (1856–1859). In 1859, he defeated Democrat Godwin Volney Dorsey for Ohio State Auditor, taking office in 1860. He resigned when, in 1863, he was appointed First Comptroller of the United States Treasury by President

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. He held that office 15 years, and was known as the "watch-dog of the Treasury". He died in Washington in 1878. Tayler's first wife was Louisa Woodbridge, sister of Timothy, and they had seven children, including

Robert Walker Tayler Robert Walker Tayler (November 26, 1852November 25, 1910) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1903. He also served as a United States district judge of th ...

, a federal judge and Congressman. Tayler's second wife was Rachel Kirtland Wick, daughter of Caleb Wick. They had seven children, including Wick Tayler of the

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. Upton 1910 : 607

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