Preceded by Martin L. Smyser Succeeded by William J. White | Resting place Bedford Cemetery Name Vincent Taylor | |
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Preceded by George H. Ely, F. H. Eggers Succeeded by Charles Herman, David Morrison Born December 6, 1845
Bedford, Ohio ( 1845-12-06 ) Died December 2, 1922(1922-12-02) (aged 76)
Bedford, Ohio | ||
Vincent Albert Taylor (December 6, 1845 – December 2, 1922) was a soldier, businessman, and single-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Biography
Born in Bedford, Ohio, Taylor attended the common schools.
During the American Civil War, he enlisted in May 1864 in Company H, One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a Hundred Days Regiment. In August of the same year, he enrolled in Company H, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served until the close of the war.
After mustering out of the service, he returned to Bedford and engaged in manufacturing pursuits. He served as member of the Ohio Senate 1888-1890.
Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He served as president of the Taylor Chair Company in Bedford until his death there December 2, 1922. Taylor was interred in Bedford Cemetery.