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appointed Taylor to succeed Leake on the territorial court. In
January 1818, Taylor was elected by the legislature to serve as a judge of the supreme court for the second district. Taylor was one of five judges then appointed to the state supreme court, under the first constitution, along with Chief
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The May term of the
Superior court was then in session. There was a criminal case pending, which from the character of the parties, excited peculiar interest. Young Taylor volunteered for the accused and displayed remarkable acuteness and dexterity in the examination of witnesses. His speech to the
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In 1808, Taylor was appointed adjutant of the territorial regiment of cavalry. He was elected to the territorial general assembly in 1813, and in 1817 to the constitutional convention that organized the territory for admission to statehood.
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Taylor was a lifelong bachelor. He "retired from the bench in 1820", and died at
Natchez in May or June of that year. On June 13, 1820, the supreme court issued an order for the remaining members and other members of the bar to "wear
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jury was rough but forcible. It betrayed his ignorance of grammar, but wonderful mental power. He obtained a verdict of acquittal, was immediately retained in a dozen cases, and in a few weeks had an extensive practice.
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on the left arm for the term of thirty days" in Taylor's honor. Taylor's personal property was sold by his estate in July 1820.
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