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James M. Taylor

Whig

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
04-18-1853	Whig	AD-06	0	Win
09-01-1858	Republican	AD-05	0	Win

Candidate Biography:

1853: Resigned from the State Assembly on April 1.

ELECTED TO FILL THEIR OWN VACANCIES: On April 1, 1853, John Sime, Elcan Heydenfeldt, James M. Taylor, Frederick A. Snyder, and Samuel Flower all resigned from the Assembly. All but Snyder then ran for their vacated seats in the subsequent Special Election, all were reelected, and sworn back into office on April 18th.