American politician

Samuel Taggart (March 24, 1754 – April 25, 1825) was a Presbyterian Minister, an American politician and a U. S. Representative from M*achusetts.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Death
• 4 Family life
• 5 Bibliography
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Early life

The son of Matthew Taggart, he was born in Londonderry in the Province of New Hampshire on March 24, 1754. Taggart completed preparatory studies, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1774. He studied theology and was licensed to preach.

Career

Ordained to the Presbyterian ministry on February 19, 1777, Taggart was installed as pastor of a church in Colrain, M*achusetts. He then journeyed as a missionary through western New York.

Taggart was elected as a Federalist to the Eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving as a United States Representative for the sixth district of the state of M*achusetts (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1817). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1816, but continued his service as pastor of the Colrain Presbyterian Church until October 28, 1818, when he resigned.

Death

Taggart died on his farm in Colrain, M*achusetts on April 25, 1825 (age 71 years, 32 days). He is interred at Chandler Hill Cemetery.

Family life

Born son of James and Jean Anderson Taggart, he married Elizabeth Duncan in 1777 and they had twelve children: Robert, Samuel D., Daniel, Jean, Elizabeth Betsy, James, George, Mary Polly, Rufus, Esther, Lucy, and Moses. Elizabeth died on March 4, 1815 and he married Mary Ayer on March 25, 1816. They had three children: Catherine, Mary Ann, and William Ayer.

Bibliography

• Taggart, Samuel. “Letters of Samuel Taggart: Representative in Congress from 1803 to 1814: Part I, 1803-1807” Edited by George H. Haynes. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 33 (April 1923): 113-226.
• Taggart, Samuel. “Letters of Samuel Taggart: Representative in Congress from 1803 to 1814: Part II, 1808-1814" Edited by George H. Haynes. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 33 (October 1923): 297-438.

References

External links

• United States Congress. "Samuel Taggart (id: T000012)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Samuel Taggart at Find a Grave