Caleb Newbold Taylor | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Constituency | Pennsylvania |
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| Born | Caleb Newbold Taylor (1813-07-27)July 27, 1813 |
| Died | November 15, 1887(1887-11-15) (aged 74) Newportville, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Banker, Politician |
Caleb Newbold Taylor (July 27, 1813 – November 15, 1887) was an American politician who served two terms as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1867 to 1871,
Caleb Newbold Taylor was born near Newportville, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits, and was a delegate to theWhig State convention atHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1832. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to Congress in1848,1850, and again in1852. He was a delegate to the1860 Republican National Convention.
Taylor managed the finances of his extended family. He was the older brother of Franklin Taylor, who was the father of the mechanical engineer and management consultantFrederick Winslow Taylor.[1]
Taylor was elected as a Republican to theFortieth Congress. He successfully contested the election ofJohn R. Reading to theForty-first Congress.
Later he was engaged in banking, and was president of the Farmers’ National Bank of Bristol, Pennsylvania, from 1875 until his death in 1887 at his home, "Sunbury Farm," near Newportville.[2] At the time of his death he owned 1335 acres of land on 9 farms and 30 houses. His combined assets were worth $315,617.73.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1867–1869 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1870–1871 | Succeeded by |
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