John P. Taylor
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John Park Taylor served as District Attorney of Rensselaer County, New York from 1914–1920, and was posthumously honored with the dedication of the John P. Taylor Federal Housing Project, Troy, New York
in 1954.
After his service as District Attorney, Taylor was in the private practice of Taylor & Taylor in Troy, New York
with his sons, U.S. Representative Dean P. Taylor
, who later served in the U.S. Congress from 1943–1961, and Judge Donald S. Taylor
, who was later elected to the New York State Supreme Court in 1948, and appointed to the Appellate Division by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller
on March 1, 1961.
John Park Taylor died in 1948, and is interred with his sons in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
in 1954.
After his service as District Attorney, Taylor was in the private practice of Taylor & Taylor in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
with his sons, U.S. Representative Dean P. Taylor
Dean P. Taylor
Dean Park Taylor served as a United States Congressman from New York for nearly 20 years and came from a family long involved in public service to New York. Taylor was born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., on January 1, 1902, and attended the Troy public schools, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y...
, who later served in the U.S. Congress from 1943–1961, and Judge Donald S. Taylor
Donald S. Taylor
Donald S. Taylor served as a judge of the New York Supreme Court and Appellate Division for 20 years, and came from a family with a long history of public service to New York State....
, who was later elected to the New York State Supreme Court in 1948, and appointed to the Appellate Division by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...
on March 1, 1961.
John Park Taylor died in 1948, and is interred with his sons in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.