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Samuel M. Taylor | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's6th district | |
| In office January 15, 1913 – September 13, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph T. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Chester W. Taylor |
| Member of theMississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Mitchell Taylor (1852-05-25)May 25, 1852 nearFulton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 1921(1921-09-13) (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Bellewood Cemetery,Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | Chester |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Samuel Mitchell Taylor (May 25, 1852 – September 13, 1921) was aU.S. representative fromArkansas, father ofChester W. Taylor.
Born nearFulton, Mississippi, Taylor attended the public schools.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar inTupelo, Mississippi, and commenced practice in 1876.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1879 and 1880.He moved toPine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1887, where he continued the practice of law.He served as prosecuting attorney of the eleventh judicial district of Arkansas 1888-1892.He served as delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in1896.
Taylor was elected as aDemocrat to the63rd United States Congress.
Taylor was subsequently elected to theSixty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJoseph T. Robinson.He was reelected to theSixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 15, 1913, until his death inWashington, D.C., September 13, 1921.He was interred in Bellewood Cemetery,Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's 6th congressional district 1913–1921 | Succeeded by |