J. Will Taylor

James Willis "J. Will" Taylor (August 28, 1880 – November 14, 1939) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served eleven terms as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1919 to 1939.

J. Will Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1919 – November 14, 1939
Preceded byRichard W. Austin
Succeeded byJohn Jennings Jr.
Personal details
Born
James Willis Taylor

August 28, 1880 (1880-08-28)
Union County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 1939 (1939-11-15) (aged 59)
La Follette, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAmerican Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee

Early life and education

Born near Lead Mine Bend in Union County, Tennessee, Taylor was the son of James W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Rogers) Taylor. He attended the public schools, Holbrook Normal College, Fountain City, Tennessee, and the American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee.

Early career

Taylor taught at school for several years, and was graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1902. He was admitted to the bar the same year.

Having moved to La Follette, Tennessee, Taylor commenced the practice of law. He served as postmaster at La Follette from 1904 to 1909.

Political career

He was also mayor from 1910 to 1913, and in 1918 and 1919. He was Insurance commissioner for the State of Tennessee in 1913 and 1914 and chairman of the Republican State executive committee in 1917 and 1918.[1]

Taylor generally voted with the conservative side, including in his last incomplete House term.[2]

Congress

Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death.[3] He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth Congresses).

He also served as member of the Republican National Executive Committee 1929–1939.

Death

Taylor died in La Follette, Tennessee, on November 14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78 days). He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.[4]

Legacy

A resolution by Walter White honoring Taylor was passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1941.[5]

See also

References
  1. "J. Will Taylor". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  2. FascinatingPolitics. 1939-40-mc-index-3.pdf. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  3. "J. Will Taylor". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  4. "J. Will Taylor". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  5. "Legislature". Nashville Banner. February 10, 1941. p. 7. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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