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Samuel Taylor; Massachusetts
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Name: Samuel Taylor
State: Massachusetts
Birth Date: November 22, 1739
Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
Profession: Lawyer
Alma mater: Harvard College

Samuel Taylor was born into a wealthy and influential family. His father served in the General Court of Massachusetts as well as running a very successful law office in Worcester. Samuel was educated as a lawyer and began working in his father's practice. In 1774 Taylor took up a position in the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. During the war he used his family's wealth to support and supply troops fighting for independence. Following the war Taylor was a delegate to the Congress of Confederation. In 1789 Taylor was elected to the newly constituted House of Representatives.
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