Alfred A. Taylor
| Alfred Alexander Taylor | |
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| 34th Governor of Tennessee | |
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In office January 15, 1921 – January 16, 1923 |
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| Preceded by | Albert H. Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Austin Peay |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Roderick R. Butler |
| Succeeded by | William C. Anderson |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
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In office 1874–1876 |
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| Personal details | |
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August 6, 1848 Carter County, Tennessee |
| Died | November 25, 1931 (aged 83) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Monte Vista Memorial Park Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennie Anderson (m. 1881) |
| Relations |
Nathaniel Green Taylor (father) Robert Love Taylor (brother) Landon Carter Haynes (uncle) Nathaniel Edwin Harris (cousin) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Alfred Alexander "Alf" Taylor (August 6, 1848 – November 25, 1931) was an American politician and lecturer. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1921 to 1923, one of just three Republicans to hold the position from the end of Reconstruction to the latter half of the 20th century. He also served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1889 to 1895.
In 1886, Taylor ran for governor against his brother, Robert Love Taylor (1850–1912), in a memorable campaign known as the "War of the Roses." Canvassing the state together, the brothers often engaged in light-hearted banter and played fiddles, in contrast to previous gubernatorial campaigns, which involved fierce debates. Taylor ran for governor again in 1910, but lost his party's nomination to Ben W. Hooper. He was victorious in 1920 due in large part to divisions within the Democratic Party over taxes and women's suffrage.
Taylor was born in the Happy Valley community of Carter County, Tennessee, the second son of Nathaniel Green Taylor, a congressman, Methodist minister, and poet, and Emaline Haynes Taylor, an accomplished pianist. Nathaniel Taylor was a Whig (many of whom later became Republicans), while his wife's family, among them her brother, Landon Carter Haynes, were Democrats. Alfred followed his father into the Republican Party, while his brother, Robert, followed his mother's family into the Democratic Party.
Taylor attended Duffield Academy in Elizabethton, Tennessee and Buffalo Institute (modern Milligan College) in Carter County, Tennessee. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Nathaniel Taylor supported the Union, and the Taylors were forced to move to the North. During this period, Alfred attended Pennington Seminary in Pennington, New Jersey.
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