Former Residence - Owego, NY
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N 42° 06.383 W 076° 15.163
18T E 396425 N 4662347
John J. Taylor was a lawyer, politician and railroad man. This was his house in Owego.
Waymark Code: WMQTTE
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2016
Views: 4
text: "Former Residence John J. Taylor 1808-1892 Judge, Lawyer 27th Congress 1852-1854 D.A. Toga Co. 1841-1843 1846 Constitutional Conv. Preserve America Grant 2009"
wikipedia
"He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Greene, New York. He moved to Owego, New York, in 1834 and continued the practice of law....He was appointed district attorney of Tioga County in 1838, and served until 1843, when he resigned. He served as member of the village board of trustees in 1839, 1843, and 1848. First chief engineer of the fire department in 1844. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1846. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress....Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He resumed the practice of his profession. Tendered the appointment of commissioner to settle the northwestern boundary of the United States by President Franklin Pierce, but declined the position. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1858. He served as president of the village of Owego in 1859. He engaged in banking.Taylor was elected vice president and later president of the Southern Central Railway Co., later the Auburn division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. He died in Owego, New York, July 1, 1892. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery."
Marker Name: Former Residence
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Preserve America Grant
Dedication Date: 2009
City/Town/Village Name: Owego
County: Tioga
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: [Web Link]
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