Taylor
Webster (1800-1876)
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Birthplace
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Somewhere in
Pennsylvania |
Occupation
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None specified: most
likely a farmer and businessman (owned a grist mill) |
| Congressional Service |
House 1833-39 (D-Ohio) |
Newspapers
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Hamilton/Rossville (Ohio) Western
Telegraph, 1828-36 (D) |
Federal
appointments
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none known |
| Other
offices |
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Clerk,
Ohio House of Representatives, 1829 |
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Speaker,
Ohio House of Representatives, 1830 |
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Clerk
of Court, 1842-46 |
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Notes
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Co-founder
or charter member of numerous local institutions in Hamilton,
including the local lyceum, fire company, theater company, and the
county agricultural association. |
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One
of four Hamilton, Ohio editors in Congress between the 1820s and
the 1850s, along with John Woods, John
B.Weller, and Lewis
D. Campbell ( an apprentice in Woods' newspaper office). |
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Moved
to New Orleans in 1863. |
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| Further
information |
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