Alexander Wilson Taylor (March 22, 1815 – May 7, 1893) was a Republican member of the

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Biography

Born in

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on March 22, 1815, Taylor pursued classical studies, attended the Indiana Academy and Jefferson College in

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. After graduating from the

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, he was admitted to the bar in 1841, and subsequently began to practice law in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He served as the clerk of the court of

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, from 1845 to 1848, and was a member of the

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in 1859 and 1860. Taylor was then elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress. After completing his legislative service, he resumed the practice of law. He died in Indiana in 1893, and was interred in the Greenwood Cemetery."Taylor, Alexander Wilson," ''The Political Graveyard''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Alexander W. American people of Scotch-Irish descent Washington & Jefferson College alumni Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania lawyers People from Indiana, Pennsylvania 1815 births 1893 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives