James Taliaferro

American politician

James Piper Taliaferro


United States Senator from Florida
In office April 20, 1899 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Samuel Pasco
Succeeded by	Nathan P. Bryan

Personal details
Born	(1847-09-30)September 30, 1847 Orange, Virginia, US
Died	October 6, 1934(1934-10-06) (aged 87) Jacksonville, Florida, US
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate Army
Rank	Private
Unit	5th Virginia Cavalry^[1]

James Piper Taliaferro (September 30, 1847 – October 6, 1934) was a US senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1899 to 1911.

Biography

Taliaferro was born in Orange, Virginia. He attended the common schools and the William Dinwiddie School in Greenwood, Virginia. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1864 and served until the close of the war, when he resumed his studies in college. Subsequently, Taliaferro moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 1866.

Non-political work

Taliaferro engaged in the lumber business and other commercial enterprises; he also engaged in the building of railroads. Later president of the First National Bank of Tampa.

Political career

Taliaferro was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1899. He was appointed and subsequently reelected in 1905 and served from April 20, 1899, to March 3, 1911; but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910.^[2] Taliaferro was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Sixtieth Congress) and the Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Sixty-first Congress).

He again resumed his former business and commercial pursuits in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, until 1920 when he retired from active business pursuits.

External links

United States Congress. "James Taliaferro (id: T000026)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-30

References

^ "Taliaferro, J P". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 14. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

U.S. Senate
Preceded by Samuel Pasco	U.S. senator (Class 1) from Florida 1899–1911 Served alongside: Stephen Mallory, William James Bryan, William H. Milton, Duncan U. Fletcher	Succeeded by Nathan P. Bryan