Robert Walker Tayler
Robert Walker Tayler (1852-1910) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 6, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Francis Joseph Wing. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 10th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on November 25, 1910.[1] Tayler was succeeded in this position by William Louis Day.
Early life and education
- Western Reserve College, A.B., 1872
- Read law, 1877[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, East Liverpool, Ohio, 1877-1880
- Prosecuting attorney, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1880-1885
- Private practice, Lisbon, Ohio, 1885-1890
- Private practice, New York City, 1890-1892
- Private practice, Lisbon, Ohio, 1892-1895
- U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1895-1903
- Private practice, Youngstown, Ohio, 1903-1905[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Ohio
Tayler was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 6, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Francis Joseph Wing. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 10th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on November 25, 1910.[1] Tayler was succeeded in this position by William Louis Day.
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
- Robert Walker Tayler's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robert Walker Tayler's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Francis Joseph Wing |
Northern District of Ohio 1905–1910 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: William Louis Day
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
