Nelson Taylor Jr. (1854–1912) was a one-term

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in 1885. He was a member of the

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from the 13th district until 1888. He was the son of

Nelson Taylor Nelson Taylor (June 8, 1821 – January 16, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from New York, a brigadier-general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a captain in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. Biography Born in ...

(1821–1894) and Mary Ann Taylor (1823–1908). He was

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in 1878. In 1879, he was a State Attorney.New York Times
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