Born in
Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), Taylor studied
medicine and
law. He was admitted to the
bar and began the
practice of law in
Indiana. He moved to
Alabama in 1844, and to
Brooklyn, New York, in 1848, where he continued his practice and held several local offices.
Congress Taylor was elected as a
Democrat to the
Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). In 1858, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the
Thirty-sixth Congress.
Later career and death He then resumed his practice of law in
Washington, D.C., until his death. George Taylor died at age 73 in Washington. He is interred in
Rock Creek Cemetery. == References ==