Roy A. Taylor

Roy A. Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th district
In office June 25, 1960 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	David McKee Hall
Succeeded by	Mel Watt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 11th district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	Basil Whitener
Succeeded by	V. Lamar Gudger
Member of the North Carolina General Assembly
In office 1947-1949 1951-1953
Personal details
Born	January 31, 1910 Vader, Washington
Died	November 28, 1995 (aged 85) Black Mountain, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Maryville College Asheville University Law School
Profession	Lawyer

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 general assembly from 1947 to 1949 and 1951 to 1953.

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

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. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000099