Roy A. Taylor Politician

Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 - February 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929.He graduated from Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, 1931.J.D., Asheville University Law School, Asheville, North Carolina, 1936.He was a lawyer in private practice.He was in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.He served as member of the North Carolina general assembly from 1947 to 1949 and 1951-1953.Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative David M. Hall. He was reelected to eight succeeding Congresses and served from June 25, 1960 to January 3, 1977. He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976.In 1986 he received an honorary Doctor of Law from the University of North Carolina at AshevilleHe died on November 28, 1995, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and was interred in Mountain View Memorial Gardens in the same town.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 30, 1910
Birth place
Vader Washington
Date of deathFebruary 28, 1995
Place of death
Black Mountain North Carolina
Education
Maryville College
Asheville University Law School
Profession
Lawyer

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party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
North Carolina's 11th congressional district

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