CITY OF PORTAGE
Source: The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources (1880) transcribed by Mary Saggio.
JAMES B. TAYLOR is a native of Rupert, Bennington Co., Vt., born Aug. 15, 1840; was educated at Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vt., and Union College, situated at Schenectady, N. Y., where he took a four years' course, and graduated from that institution in June, 1865; came to Portage the same year, and commenced the study of law with his brother Emmons Taylor, who came to Portage in 1857, and died here April 13, 1874; after reading law with his brother for a year and a half, he was admitted to the bar, and has been engaged in practice here up to the present time, and has acted as City Attorney the most of the time since. Was married at Portage, Sept, 16, 1873, to Miss Julia A. Davidson; they have one child, Emmons Haskell, born April 7, 1875.
Contributor: Jami Hayes (48393977)
CITY OF PORTAGE
Source: The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources (1880) transcribed by Mary Saggio.
JAMES B. TAYLOR is a native of Rupert, Bennington Co., Vt., born Aug. 15, 1840; was educated at Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vt., and Union College, situated at Schenectady, N. Y., where he took a four years' course, and graduated from that institution in June, 1865; came to Portage the same year, and commenced the study of law with his brother Emmons Taylor, who came to Portage in 1857, and died here April 13, 1874; after reading law with his brother for a year and a half, he was admitted to the bar, and has been engaged in practice here up to the present time, and has acted as City Attorney the most of the time since. Was married at Portage, Sept, 16, 1873, to Miss Julia A. Davidson; they have one child, Emmons Haskell, born April 7, 1875.
Contributor: Jami Hayes (48393977)
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