US Congressman. He was born Stephen Titus Taber in Dover, New York, to the United States Representative from New York, Thomas Taber II and his wife Phebe Titus Taber and he had one brother, Samuel Titus Taber who was born in 1824. He was educated in local public schools and completed preparatory studies. After his education, he relocated to Queens, Queens County, New York, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. On May 27, 1845, he married Rosetta M. Townsend and the couple would have six children together (Samuel T. Taber was born in 1847, William Titus Taber was born in 1851, Mary Adelaide Taber was born in 1851, Gertrude Townsend Taber was born in 1858, Thomas Townsend Taber Sr. was born in 1863, and Owen Taber was born in 1866). He then entered public service and was elected as a Member of the New York State Assembly representing Queens County, New York's 1st District and serving in that position in 1860 and again in 1861. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected. A member of the Democratic Party, he then served the State of New York's 1st District (Thirty-Ninth Congress and Fortieth Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1865 to 1869. After his term in the United States Congress expired on March 3, 1869, he was succeeded in office by United States Representative Henry Augustus Reeves. While serving in the United States Congress he was Chairman of the Committees on Public Lands and Expenditures. After leaving public service he began several business pursuits. He assisted in the organizing of the Long Island North Shore Transportation Company in 1861 and served as the President of the company for several years. He was also the Director of the Long Island Rail Road Company and was the first President of the Roslyn Savings Bank in Roslyn, New York, in 1876 and again served in that position for a number of years. He passed away from Bright's disease in New York City on April 23, 1886, at the age of 65. He was buried in the Roslyn Cemetery, in Roslyn, New York, beside His wife Rosetta who passed away March 4, 1883, at the age of 60. At his death, he left an estimated $1,000,000, in his will in equal shares to his surviving family members.