# William P. Taylor

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American politician (1790–1863)

For other people named William Taylor, see [William Taylor (disambiguation)](/source/William_Taylor_(disambiguation)).

**William Penn Taylor** (October 25, 1790 – June 18, 1863) was a nineteenth-century congressman from [Virginia](/source/Virginia).

## Early life

Born in [Fredericksburg, Virginia](/source/Fredericksburg%2C_Virginia), October 25, 1790, the son of Congressman [John Taylor](/source/John_Taylor_of_Caroline). William Taylor received a limited schooling as a child.[1]

## Career

He held several local political offices in [Caroline County, Virginia](/source/Caroline_County%2C_Virginia), including as a delegate to the [Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830](/source/Virginia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1829-1830) where he served alongside [Robert B. Taylor](/source/Robert_B._Taylor_(Virginian)) from Norfolk, a Brigadier General in the state militia.[2]

Taylor was elected to the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates) for the session 1830/31 from [Caroline County, Virginia](/source/Caroline_County%2C_Virginia).[3]

He was elected an [Anti-Jacksonian](/source/National_Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in 1832, serving from 1833 to 1835 and being unsuccessful for reelection.[4]

He was an unsuccessful [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) candidate for [governor of Virginia](/source/Governor_of_Virginia) in 1842.[5] In 1845, Taylor served as a presidential elector.[6]

## Death

He died at his estate called "Hayfield" in [Caroline County, Virginia](/source/Caroline_County%2C_Virginia) June 18, 1863, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Congressional Biographical Directory, "William Taylor"](#bioguide)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Pulliam 1901, p. 82](#pulliam)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Swem 1918, p. 436](#swem)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Congressional Biographical Directory, "William Taylor"](#bioguide)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Bodie, Charles A. (2023). [*James McDowell of Virginia: The Perils of an Antebellum Southern Reformer*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/James_McDowell_of_Virginia/4JGhEAAAQBAJ). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 133.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Pulliam 1901, p. 82](#pulliam)

## Bibliography

- ["Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp). *bioguide.congress.gov*. United States Congress. Archived from [the original](http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp) on April 23, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

- Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). *The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time*. John T. West, Richmond. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-2879-2059-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-2879-2059-5). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

- Swem, Earl Greg (1918). *A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776-1918, and of the Constitutional Conventions*. David Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-3714-6242-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-3714-6242-0). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

- United States Congress. ["William P. Taylor (id: T000105)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000105). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Andrew Stevenson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 Succeeded by John Roane

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