Gene Taylor (Missouri)
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Gene Taylor was a Republican
U.S. representative
from Missouri
.
He was born near Sarcoxie, Missouri
, where Taylor attended local public schools.
He attended Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield from 1945 to 1947 then served in the One Hundred and Eighth Cavalry, Missouri National Guard from 1948 to 1949.
From 1954 to 1960, he served as mayor of Sarcoxie, Missouri
while starting his automobile dealership which he ran until 1973. He served as a delegate to Republican National Conventions between 1960 to 1968 and as a delegate to Missouri State Republican conventions in 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972. He was also a Republican national committeeman from 1966 to 1972.
Taylor was first elected to Congress in 1972, defeating future U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft
in the primary, and was subsequently re-elected to the seven succeeding congresses, though he was nearly defeated in 1974 and 1982. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1988 to the 101st Congress. He died on October 27, 1998, in Springfield, Missouri
.
The main post office in Springfield, MO is named the Gene Taylor Building in the congressman's honor.
Republican Party (United States)
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U.S. representative
United States House of Representatives
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from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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He was born near Sarcoxie, Missouri
Sarcoxie, Missouri
Sarcoxie is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,330 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, where Taylor attended local public schools.
He attended Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield from 1945 to 1947 then served in the One Hundred and Eighth Cavalry, Missouri National Guard from 1948 to 1949.
From 1954 to 1960, he served as mayor of Sarcoxie, Missouri
Sarcoxie, Missouri
Sarcoxie is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,330 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
while starting his automobile dealership which he ran until 1973. He served as a delegate to Republican National Conventions between 1960 to 1968 and as a delegate to Missouri State Republican conventions in 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972. He was also a Republican national committeeman from 1966 to 1972.
Taylor was first elected to Congress in 1972, defeating future U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft is a United States politician who served as the 79th United States Attorney General, from 2001 until 2005, appointed by President George W. Bush. Ashcroft previously served as the 50th Governor of Missouri and a U.S...
in the primary, and was subsequently re-elected to the seven succeeding congresses, though he was nearly defeated in 1974 and 1982. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1988 to the 101st Congress. He died on October 27, 1998, in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
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The main post office in Springfield, MO is named the Gene Taylor Building in the congressman's honor.