John Peroutt Taylor (1855 – September 5, 1930), also known as John Pervatt Taylor, was a Democratic

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politician and legislator who was the state treasurer of Mississippi from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

John Peroutt Taylor was born in the year 1855, in

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. He was the son of Benjamin B. and Elizabeth Frances Taylor. He graduated from

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with a medical degree in 1881 and started practicing medicine. He was also a farmer. He was elected to represent

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as a

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in the

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in November 1891. He served there from 1892 to 1906. He was elected to the

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in 1911, representing the 26th District, which composed of Carroll and Montgomery Counties. In 1915, he was elected the state treasurer of Mississippi. He served in this position from January 17, 1916 to January 19, 1920. He died on September 5, 1930, in

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Personal life

Taylor was a devout

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. He never married. His cousin, Walter Nesbit Taylor, was also a Mississippi state senator.

References

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