Roy A. Taylor | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina | |
| In office June 25, 1960 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | David McKee Hall |
| Succeeded by | V. Lamar Gudger |
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| Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives fromBuncombe County | |
| In office November 5, 1946 – November 2, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Craig |
| Succeeded by | George W. Craig |
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| Born | Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-01-31)January 31, 1910 Vader, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1995(1995-11-28) (aged 85) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was aU.S. Representative fromNorth Carolina.
Born inVader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College,Asheville, North Carolina, 1929.He graduated from Maryville College,Maryville, Tennessee, 1931.J.D.,Asheville University Law School,Asheville, North Carolina, 1936.He was a lawyer in private practice.He was in theUnited States Navy from 1943 to 1946.He served as member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives during the General Assembly's 1947, 1949, 1951, and 1953 regular sessions.
Taylor was elected as aDemocrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofUnited States Representative David M. Hall. He was reelected to eight succeeding Congresses and served from June 25, 1960, to January 3, 1977.
He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976.
In 1986, he received anhonoraryDoctor of Law from theUniversity of North Carolina at Asheville[1][2]
He died on November 28, 1995, inBlack Mountain, North Carolina, and was interred in Mountain View Memorial Gardens in the same town.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 12th congressional district 1960–1963 | Succeeded by District inactive |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 11th congressional district 1963–1977 | Succeeded by |
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