William Taylor (October 12, 1791 – September 16, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1839.
29-486: William Taylor may refer to: Military [ edit ] William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) (1760–1842), British naval officer William P. Taylor (Virginian) (1778–1834), American lawyer and militia Brigadier General William Rogers Taylor (1811–1889), U.S. Rear Admiral William G. Taylor (1829–1910), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Taylor (Alamo defender) (fl. 1836), fatality at
58-667: A storeship . She was broken up in 1834. William Taylor (New York politician) Born in Suffield, Connecticut , Taylor moved with his parents to Onondaga County, New York . He attended the public schools. He studied medicine and was admitted to practice. Taylor was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839). He served as chairman of
87-900: A British folk song William Taylor (cotton manufacturer) (died 1852), cotton manufacturer in Lancashire, England William Taylor (academic) (1930–2005), English educationalist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hull William Taylor (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (16th century), academic William Joseph Taylor (1802–1885), British medallist and engraver Willie Taylor (born 1981), American singer and songwriter William Taylor ( Nights: Journey of Dreams ) , video game character William Taylor & Son , an apartment building in Cleveland, United States See also [ edit ] Billy Taylor (disambiguation) William Tayler (1808–1892), British civil servant of
116-840: A midshipman. Taylor served in command of Thorn off Shetland until 1790, and paid her off after the period of the Spanish armament had passed. On the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, Taylor commissioned the 12-gun HMS Weazel in April 1794 and served in the English Channel and the North Sea . One of his early tasks was to sail with the Mediterranean Fleet under Lord Hood , and he left Spithead on 22 May 1793. He accompanied
145-491: A ship, before commissioning the 14-gun sloop HMS Thorn in January 1788. His command of Thorn was notable for a court-martial Taylor brought against his lieutenant, a man named Thackeray. Among other charges, Thackeray was alleged to have gone to Taylor, while he was alone in his cabin , and to have called him a "scoundrel" and a "liar". The offence being given in private, the court had only Taylor's word that it
174-530: The English Channel and the North Sea between 1797 and 1798. Here on 6 March 1798 he seized the 36-gun Batavian frigate Zefir in the Forth , in company with HMS Kite and HMS Ranger . Taylor was given command of the 48-gun HMS Magnanime in spring 1799, succeeding Captain The Hon. Michael de Courcy , and commanded her on African coast. He took part in the capture of Gorée from
203-530: The Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas state legislatures, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives William S. Taylor (Kentucky politician) (1853–1928), Kentucky attorney general and governor; indicted for conspiracy to assassinate the succeeding governor William Taylor (Virginia politician, born 1788) (1788–1846), congressman and lawyer from Virginia William J. Taylor (1932–2018), politician in
232-729: The Battle of the Alamo William Taylor (Medal of Honor) (1836–1902), Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1908) (1908–1999), British recipient of the George Cross William D. Taylor (general) , United States Army general Political figures [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] William Taylor (New South Wales politician) (1862–1922), member of
261-611: The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association William "Lady" Taylor (1880–1942), Canadian ice hockey player William Taylor (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1966), English footballer William Taylor (cyclist) (1899–1976), Canadian Olympic cyclist Willie Taylor (footballer) ( c. 1870 –1949), Scottish footballer Willie Taylor (basketball) (fl. 1960s), American basketball player William Taylor (tennis) (1860–?), English tennis player William Taylor (long jumper) , winner of
290-2390: The Church of Scotland William Taylor (missionary) (1821–1902), U.S. missionary and bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church William Mackergo Taylor (1829–1895), U.S. Congregational minister William W. Taylor (1853–1884), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints William Taylor (Archdeacon of Liverpool) (1820–1906), archdeacon in the Diocese of Liverpool William Taylor (Dean of Portsmouth) (born 1956), Anglican priest William Carey Taylor (1886–1971), English Baptist minister and missionary Scientists and engineers [ edit ] William B. Taylor (engineer) (1824–1895), American civil engineer and surveyor in New York William Taylor (inventor) (1865–1937), British inventor William C. Taylor (materials scientist), (1886–1958) of Howard N. Potts Medal William Taylor (ophthalmologist) (1912–1989), British ophthalmologist and expert on albinism William Randolph Taylor (1895–1990), American botanist William R. Taylor, psychiatrist, see Fuzzy cognitive map Sports people [ edit ] American football [ edit ] William S. Taylor (American football) (fl. 1928–1940), head football coach at University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1937–1940 Willie Taylor (Canadian football) (1936–2022), American player of Canadian football Willie Taylor (American football) (born 1955), American NFL football wide receiver Cricket [ edit ] William Taylor (Surrey cricketer) (1821–1878), English cricketer William Taylor (Derbyshire cricketer) (1885–1976), English cricketer William Taylor (Worcestershire cricketer) (1885–1959), English cricketer Other sports [ edit ] William Taylor (jockey, born 1819), rode in 1846 Grand National William Taylor (jockey, died 1950), rode in 1898 Grand National W. F. Taylor (William Franklin Taylor; 1877–1945), Canadian ice hockey administrator, founding president of
319-699: The Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress). He resumed the practice of his chosen profession. He served as member of the state assembly in 1841 and 1842. He served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1846. He died in Manlius, New York , September 16, 1865. He was interred in Christ Church Cemetery . This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State
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#1732764786719348-845: The Common Council of the City of London Corporation Sir William Taylor (civil servant) (1882–1969), British civil servant and forester United States [ edit ] William Taylor (New York politician) (1791–1865), U.S. Congressman from New York William L. Taylor (1931–2010), attorney and civil rights activist who served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights William P. Taylor (1791–1863), U.S. Congressman from Virginia William Robert Taylor (1820–1909), governor of Wisconsin William S. Taylor (American politician, born 1795) (1795–1858), member of
377-523: The East India Company William Taylor House (disambiguation) Will Taylor (disambiguation) Willy Taylor (1916–2000), Northumbrian fiddler List of people with surname Taylor Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title William Taylor . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
406-687: The French in April 1801, while cruising with a squadron under the command of Captain Sir Charles Hamilton . Hamilton, in command of the 44-gun HMS Melpomene had received intelligence that there were three French frigates at anchor there. Hamilton sailed to investigate, taking with him Taylor in Magnanime , and Captain Solomon Ferris , in command of the 64-gun HMS Ruby . The frigates were not there, so Hamilton summoned
435-1446: The New South Wales Legislative Assembly Canada [ edit ] William Benajah Taylor (1794– c. 1853 ), Canadian merchant and politician in Nova Scotia William Henry Taylor (politician) (1848–1916), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario William Horace Taylor (1889–1986), Canadian politician William Taylor (New Brunswick politician) ( c. 1789 –1834), Canadian businessman and political figure in New Brunswick New Zealand [ edit ] William Waring Taylor (1819–1903), New Zealand politician United Kingdom [ edit ] William Taylor (MP for Windsor) (fl. 1640), Member of Parliament (MP) for Windsor William Taylor (MP for Leominster) (fl. 1797), MP for Leominster William Thomas Taylor (1848–1931), British colonial administrator W. B. Taylor (William Benjamin Taylor, 1875–1932), British Member of Parliament Sir William Taylor, 1st Baronet (1902–1972), British Conservative Member of Parliament William Taylor (preacher) (fl. 2014–2017), Anglican minister elected to
464-836: The New South Wales Legislative Assembly William Taylor (Tasmanian politician) (1894–1964), member of the Tasmanian Parliament William Taylor (Victorian politician) (1818–1903), pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council William Frederick Taylor (1840–1927), medical doctor and member of the Queensland Legislative Council William Tydd Taylor (1814–1862), member of
493-486: The fleet as far as Gibraltar , and then returned, escorting the homeward-bound trade. After this service Taylor was promoted to post-captain on 24 September 1793 and was appointed to command HMS Prompte in November. From Prompte he moved into the 32-gun HMS Andromeda in 1795. Taylor took Andromeda to North America, sailing to Newfoundland and Halifax on 24 May 1796. He returned to cruise in
522-705: The governor and ordered him to surrender. The governor agreed, and Hamilton and his force took possession on 5 April. Taylor was later in the Leeward Islands , where he remained for the rest of the French Revolutionary Wars. Taylor does not appear to have commanded any further ships during his career, but he continued to be promoted, being advanced to rear-admiral on 1 August 1811, vice-admiral on 12 August 1819 and admiral in 1830. He settled at Greenwich with his wife Isabella and had at least one daughter, Grace, who married William Padwick , squire of Hayling Island , in 1814. In 1846 Rear Admiral David Price
551-455: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Taylor&oldid=1244844131 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) William Taylor (1760 – 19 July 1842)
580-1248: The standing long jump and standing high jump at the 1919 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Writers, publishers, illustrators [ edit ] William Taylor (bookseller) (fl. 1708–1724), bookseller trading at St. Paul's Churchyard, London, and publisher of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe in 1719 William Taylor (historian) (1922–2014), U.S. historian, professor, and author William Taylor (man of letters) (1765–1836), English scholar and linguist William Taylor (writer) (1938–2015), New Zealand children's writer William B. Taylor (historian) (fl. 1965–2007), American historian William Cooke Taylor (1800–1849), Irish writer William Davis Taylor (1908–2002), American newspaper publisher, The Boston Globe William Ladd Taylor (1854–1926), American illustrator William O. Taylor (1871–1955), American newspaper publisher, The Boston Globe William O. Taylor II (1932–2011), American newspaper publisher, The Boston Globe William Benjamin Sarsfield Taylor (1781–1850), Irish artist and writer Legal professionals [ edit ] William Taylor (lawyer) (fl. 1971–2005), British lawyer who
609-421: The state of Florida William B. Taylor Jr. (born 1947), ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009, and chargé d’affaires 2019-2020 Religious figures [ edit ] William Taylor (Lollard) (died 1423), English priest and theologian, burnt as a Lollard William Taylor (Scottish minister) (1744–1823), Scottish minister, moderator and principal William Taylor (moderator) (1748–1825), minister of
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#1732764786719638-491: The years of peace, but was given a ship to command for a few years in 1788. He was on bad terms with his lieutenant however, and a court-martial ensued. Taylor returned to an active career on the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, still commanding small ships and escorting trade. Promoted to post captain in 1793, he moved to command several frigates in British waters, or as far afield as North America. His later service
667-686: Was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars . Entering the navy early in his life, Taylor served as a midshipman on Cook's third voyage of discovery . He was promoted shortly after his return to England and commanded ships during the American War of Independence. In common with other officers, he struggled to find employment during
696-494: Was born in 1760 and entered the navy at an early age. By 1776 he was a midshipman , and joined Captain James Cook 's third voyage of discovery , serving aboard HMS Resolution . He returned with the expedition after Cook's death, and on 28 October 1780 was promoted to lieutenant. The American War of Independence having broken out by now, he saw further service and was soon promoted to commander, on 21 January 1783, and
725-492: Was given command of the brig-sloop HMS Pelican . He also appears to have commissioned the brig-sloop HMS Falcon in May 1783, but if so, the command was short-lived, and she was under another commander by 1784. Taylor instead took command of the 14-gun HMS Cygnet towards the end of the war with America, and remained in command after the peace, until 1786. Taylor then seems to have spent some time without
754-1219: Was lead counsel for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi at the Lockerbie trial William Taylor (police officer) (born 1947), British police officer William A. Taylor (1928–2010), Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court William H. Taylor (judge) (1863–1926), Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court William M. Taylor (1876–1959), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas William McLaughlin Taylor Jr. (1909–1985), U.S. federal judge William Taylor (judge) (born 1944), English senior Circuit Judge Others [ edit ] William Taylor (headmaster) (1840–1910), British teacher, headmaster of Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys William Desmond Taylor (1872–1922), U.S. film director William Henry Taylor (1906–1965), alleged Soviet agent William Taylor, video game designer, see Blazing Angels 2 William Taylor (folk song) ,
783-464: Was married on Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Admiral. William Taylor reached the rank of Admiral of the Red before his death on 19 July 1842 at his residence at Maze Hill , Greenwich, at the age of 82. He was by this time the last surviving officer from Cook's third voyage. a. Zefir was brought into the service as HMS Eurus , and spent some time as a frigate before being reduced to
812-584: Was on the African coast, where he took part in the capture of Gorée in 1801, and in the Caribbean. He does not appear to have held any seagoing commands during the Napoleonic Wars, but continued to be promoted, rising to flag rank in 1811. He eventually reached the rank of admiral of the red before his death in 1842. He was by this time the last surviving officer from Cook's third voyage. Taylor
841-492: Was true, creating a brief legal quandary over whether Taylor, who as usual in courts-martial, was acting as the prosecutor, could give evidence on his own behalf, and together with the accused. After some deliberation, Taylor was allowed to give his evidence, as criminal trials such as courts-martial, were adjudged to be on behalf of the Crown , unlike civil prosecutions. Thackeray was subsequently stripped of his rank and reduced to
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