George Keith Taylor (1769–1815)
George Keith Taylor, named after famed Quaker George Keith, was born on 16 March 1769 in Prince George County, Virginia. A graduate of The College of William of Mary, he worked as an attorney in Petersburg. His tenure as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1792–1800) earned him a reputation for skilled oratory and advocacy of penal reform. In 1801 President John Adams appointed Taylor to the U.S.
Edward A. Wyatt IV, "George Keith Taylor, 1769–1815, Virginia Federalist and Humanitarian," The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 16, Number 1 (January 1936), 1–18.
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