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Taylor, one of the first senators from Indiana, after her admission as
a state, was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, before 1786, and died there
before 1826. He received a common school education, studied law, served one
or two terms in the Virginia Legislature as a representative from Lunenburg
County. In 1805, he settled in Vincennes, Indiana, having been appointed
a Township Judge. He served as aid de camp to General William Henry Harrison
at the battle of Tippecanoe, and in the War of 1812. On the admission of
Indiana as a state, he was elected United States Senator, and at the close
of his term was reelected, serving from December 12, 1816, until March 3,
1825. He was a man of fine literary attainments and a prominent political
leader of his day.
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