Background
Taylor, William was born on October 12, 1791 in Suffield, Connecticut, United States.
United States representative politician
Taylor, William was born on October 12, 1791 in Suffield, Connecticut, United States.
He attended the public schools. He studied medicine and was admitted to practice.
Taylor was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1839). He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress). He resumed the practice of his chosen profession.
He served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1846.
He died in Manlius, New York, September 16, 1865. He was interred in Christ Church Cemetery.
Member United States House Member of New York State Assembly, 1841-1842.