William Penn Taylor was a nineteenth century congressman from Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

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Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...

, Taylor received a limited schooling as a child. He held several local political offices before being elected an Anti-Jacksonian

National Republican Party (United States)

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 to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 in 1832, serving from 1833 to 1835 and being unsuccessful for reelection. He died at his estate called "Hayfield" in Caroline County, Virginia

Caroline County, Virginia

Caroline County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 28,545. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Caroline County is also home to The Meadow stables, the birthplace of the renowned racehorse Secretariat, winner of the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and...

 and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

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