Micah Taul Politician

Micah Taul (May 14, 1785 - May 27, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, grandfather of Taul Bradford.Born in Bladensburg, Maryland, Taul moved to Kentucky with his parents in 1787.He attended private school.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Monticello, Kentucky.He served as clerk of Wayne County Courts in 1801.He served as a colonel of Wayne County Volunteers in the War of 1812.Taul was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817).He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1816.He resumed the practice of law.He moved to Winchester, Tennessee, in 1826 and continued the practice of law.He moved to Mardisville, Alabama, in 1846 and engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there on May 27, 1850.He was interred on his plantation at Mardisville.

Personal facts

Micah Taul
Birth dateMay 14, 1785
Birth place
Bladensburg Maryland
Date of deathMay 27, 1850
Place of death
Mardisville Alabama
Profession
Lawyer

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military operations
War of 1812
military rank
Colonel
party
Democratic-Republican Party
region
Kentucky's 9th congressional district
relation
Taul Bradford
successor
Tunstall Quarles

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