Roy A. Taylor

Roy A. Taylor
Roy A. Taylor
	Official portrait, 1969
Member of the ; U.S. House of Representatives ; from North Carolina
	In office; June 25, 1960 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	David McKee Hall
Succeeded by	V. Lamar Gudger
Constituency	12th district (1960–1963); 11th district (1963–1977);
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Buncombe County
	In office; November 5, 1946 – November 2, 1954
Preceded by	George W. Craig
Succeeded by	George W. Craig
Personal details
Born	Roy Arthur Taylor; January 31, 1910; Vader, Washington, U.S.
Died	November 28, 1995 (aged 85); Black Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Evelyn Reeves (m. 1932)
Alma mater	Maryville College; Asheville University Law School;
Profession	Lawyer; politician;
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II Pacific theater; ;

Roy Arthur Taylor (January 31, 1910 – November 28, 1995) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Born in Vader, Washington, Taylor graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1929. He graduated from Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, 1931. J.D., Asheville University Law School, Asheville, North Carolina, 1936. He was a lawyer in private practice. He was in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. He served as member of the North Carolina House of Representatives during the General Assembly's 1947, 1949, 1951, and 1953 regular sessions.

Taylor was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative David M. Hall. He was reelected to eight succeeding Congresses and served from June 25, 1960, to January 3, 1977.

He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976.

In 1986, he received an honorary Doctor of Law from the University of North Carolina at Asheville^[1]^[2]

He died on November 28, 1995, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and was interred in Mountain View Memorial Gardens in the same town.^[3]

External links

United States Congress. "Roy A. Taylor (id: T000099)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Roy Arthur Taylor at Find a Grave

References

^ "Honorary Degree Recipients". University of North Carolina Asheville. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ "Roy A. Taylor Award". UNC ASHEVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ "Bioguide Search".

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by David McKee Hall	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th congressional district 1960–1963	Succeeded by District inactive
Preceded by Basil Whitener	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 11th congressional district 1963–1977	Succeeded by V. Lamar Gudger

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[1] "Honorary Degree Recipients". University of North Carolina Asheville. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[2] "Roy A. Taylor Award". UNC ASHEVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[3] "Bioguide Search".

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