Thomas Taber II was a United States Representative from New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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Taber was born in Dover, New York

Dover, New York

Dover is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 8,565 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Dover in England, the home town of an early settler....

, and attended the common school

Common school

A common school was a public school in the United States or Canada in the nineteenth century. The term 'common school' was coined by Horace Mann, and refers to the fact that they were meant to serve individuals of all social classes and religions....

s. He worked in agriculture before becoming a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

 in 1826.

Taber was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas Jackson Oakley

Thomas Jackson Oakley

Thomas Jackson Oakley was a United States Representative and New York State Attorney General.-Education:...

 and served from November 5, 1828, to March 3, 1829.

He died in the village of Roslyn

Roslyn, New York

Roslyn is a village in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,770...

 on Long Island

Long Island

Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...

 at age 76 and was buried at the Friends Cemetery in Westbury

Westbury, New York

Westbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....

. He was the father of Stephen Taber

Stephen Taber

Stephen Taber was a United States Congress Representative from New York from 1865 to 1869.He was the son of Thomas Taber II; born in Dover, New York, March 7, 1821; completed preparatory studies; moved to Queens, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State assembly in 1860...

, also a Congressman.