Stephen Taber was a United States Congress

United States Congress

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 Representative from New York from 1865 to 1869.

He was the son of Thomas Taber II

Thomas Taber II

Thomas Taber II was a United States Representative from New York.Taber was born in Dover, New York, and attended the common schools...

; born in Dover, New York

Dover, New York

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, March 7, 1821; completed preparatory studies; moved to Queens

Queens

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, New York

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 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State assembly in 1860 and 1861; elected as a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1869); assisted in organizing the Long Island North Shore Transportation Co. in 1861 and served as its president for several years; director of the Long Island Rail Road Co.

Long Island Rail Road

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; became the first president of the Roslyn Savings Bank in 1876 and served in this capacity for a number of years; died in New York City

New York City

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 on April 23, 1886; interment in Roslyn Cemetery

Roslyn Cemetery

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, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.