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  Taylor, Roy A.
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NameRoy A. Taylor
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Black Mountain, North Carolina , United States
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Born January 31, 1910
DiedNovember 28, 1995 (85 years)
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Feb 22, 2022 06:26pm
Tags Navy - Southern Baptist -
InfoTAYLOR, Roy Arthur, born in Vader, Lewis County, Wash., January 31, 1910; graduated from Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, N.C., 1929; graduated from Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn., 1931; J.D., Asheville University Law School, Asheville, N.C., 1936; lawyer, private practice; United States Navy, 1943-1946; member of the North Carolina general assembly, 1947-1949 and 1951-1953; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative David M. Hall, and reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (June 25, 1960-January 3, 1977); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976; died on November 28, 1995, in Black Mountain, N.C.; interment in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Black Mountain, N.C.

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  11/03/1964 NC District 11 Won 60.53% (+21.06%)
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  11/08/1960 NC District 12 Won 52.04% (+4.09%)
  06/25/1960 NC District 12 -- Special Election Won 98.57% (+97.15%)
  05/28/1960 NC District 12 - Special Election - D Primary Won 47.64% (+12.52%)
  05/28/1960 NC District 12 - D Primary Won 49.92% (+17.54%)
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