1. John Taber was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1963.
10 Facts About John Taber
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John Taber attended the public schools of Auburn, and graduated from Auburn High School in 1898.
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John Taber graduated from Yale University in 1902, and received his law degree from New York Law School in 1904.
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John Taber attained admission to the bar in November 1914, and commenced practice in Auburn.
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John Taber was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1920,1924, and 1936, and chairman of the Cayuga County Republican Committee from 1920 to 1925.
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John Taber represented New York in the House of Representatives as a Republican from the 68th to the 87th Congresses, where he was the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations during the 80th and 83rd Congresses.
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John Taber was not a candidate for renomination to the 88th Congress in 1962.
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John Taber voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960, as well as the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution.
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John Taber died in Auburn on November 22,1965, and was interred at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.
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In 1929, Taber married Gertrude Johnson Beard, who had been working as his secretary.