Benjamin Taliaferro was an American politician who was a United States Representative from Georgia.
13 Facts About Benjamin Taliaferro
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Benjamin Taliaferro had served in the American Revolutionary War, becoming a captain.
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Benjamin Taliaferro served in the Georgia Senate and as a delegate to the state's constitutional convention of 1798.
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Benjamin Taliaferro was promoted to captain, participated in the Battle of Princeton, volunteered to serve in Lee's Legion, and was captured by the British at Charleston in 1780.
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Benjamin Taliaferro was appointed a judge of the superior court.
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Benjamin Taliaferro established a successful tobacco plantation along the Broad River, becoming one of the largest slave holders in Wilkes County.
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Benjamin Taliaferro was elected to the Georgia General Assembly beginning in 1786.
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Benjamin Taliaferro engaged in at least one duel to defend his honor.
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Benjamin Taliaferro was elected to the Georgia Senate, after the state reorganized its government in 1789, and he served as senate president there from 1792 to 1796.
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Benjamin Taliaferro was a delegate to the Georgia state constitutional convention in 1798.
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Benjamin Taliaferro was elected as a Federalist to the 6th United States Congress and then re-elected as a Republican to the 7th Congress, where he served from March 4,1799, until his resignation in 1802.
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Benjamin Taliaferro was later appointed as a judge of the Georgia Superior Court and a trustee for the University of Georgia.
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Benjamin Taliaferro died in Wilkes County on September 3,1821.