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VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY

1811. to March 3, 1813; presidential elector on the Monroe ticket in 1821 ; elected to the eighteenth congress, to fill vacancy caused by the death of William L. Ball; reelected to the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty- first congresses, and served from April 8, 1824. to March 3. 1831 ; again elected to the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh congresses (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1843) ; librarian of the United States Treasury Department, 1850, until his death at his residence, "Hagley." in King George county, Virginia, August 12, 1852.

Tate, Magnus, born in Berkeley county, Pennsylvania, in 1760; studied law. was ad- mitted to the bar, and practiced; engaged in agricultural pursuits; appointed justice of the Berkeley county court, May 19, 1798: sheriff of Berkeley county, 1819-1820; moved to Virginia; elected to the house of delegates of Virginia, 1797, 1803, 1809 and 1810: elected as a Federalist to the four- teenth congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817) ; died near Martinsburg, Virginia, March 30, 1823.

Taylor, Robert, born in Orange, Virginia, April 29, 1763, son of Erasmus Taylor and Ji«ne Moore, his wife; completed prepara- tory studies; studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Orange, Virginia; held several local officers; member of the state senate, 1804-1806, and served as speaker; elected to the nineteenth congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1827) ; died on his estate, "Meadow Farm," in Orange county, Virginia, July 3, 1845. He was a cousin of Gen. Zachary Taylor.

Taylor, William, native of Alexandria, Virginia ; completed preparatory studies ;

studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Rockingham county, \'ir- ginia; held several local offices: elected as a Democrat to the twenty-eighth and twen- ty-ninth congresses, and served from March 4, 1843, until his death in Washington, D. C, January 17, 1846.

Taylor, William P., born in Fredericks- burg, Virginia; received a limited school- ing; held several local offices; elected as a Whig to the twenty-third congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835) ; unsuccessful candi- date for reelection to the twenty-fourth con- gress.

Thompson, Philip Rootes, born in Cul- peper county, Virg^'nia, March 26, 1766; member of the state house of delegates, 1793-1797; elected to the seventh, eighth and ninth congresses (March 4. i8or-March 3, 1807) ; died in Kanawha county, Virginia, July 2j, 1837. He was a son of Rev. John Thompson, who married (first) the widow of Governor Spots wood, and (second) Eliz- abeth, daughter of Col. Philip Rootes, of "Rose wall/* King and Queen county. Philip Rootes Thompson was a son by the second marriage.

Thompson, Robert A., son of Philip Rootes Thompson (q. v.), born in Kana- wha, Virginia (now West Virginia) ; com- pleted preparatory studies; held several local offices; elected as a Democrat to the thirtieth congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849) I unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the thirty-first congress ; moved, to Cali- fornia and appointed state land commis- sioner.

Tredway, William Marshall, born in Prince Edw^ard county, Virginia, in August,

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