Name |
David Arthur Taggart |
Born |
30 Jan 1858 |
Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
Lawyer, State Legislator |
Died |
9 Feb 1922 |
Manchester, Hillsborough, NH |
Buried |
25 Apr 1922 |
Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough, NH |
- Plot: Taggart Lot 3796.5 Lakeview Lot
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Notes |
- Taggart (1858 - 1922) was born at Goffstown (NH). He attended Manchester High School and Harvard College (Class of 1878). Taggart then read law with Judge David Cross at Manchester. He was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1881, and was a law partner with Judge Cross (1881 - 1885).
Taggart was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1883, where, at age twenty-five, he chaired the Committee on Elections.He was elected President of the State Senate in 1889, and he served as Acting Governor for the ailing Governor Goodell (1889 - 1891) at the request of the State Supreme Court. He was the Republican Party's 1890 candidate for the United States House of Representatives, but lost the election; after that Taggart concentrated on his Manchester law practice.
Reference: Granite Monthly vol. XII no. 9-10 (Sept. - Oct. 1889); George H. Moses, ed., New Hampshire Men (1893); H. H. Metcalf, ed., New Hampshire Notables (1919).
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Person ID |
I36 |
Taggart Family |
Last Modified |
13 Apr 2014 |
Family |
Mary Elbra Story, b. 23 Aug 1862, Weare, Hillsborough, NH , d. 28 Mar 1926, Manchester, Hillsborough, NH (Age 63 years) |
Married |
11 Nov 1884 |
Children |
| 1. Esther Mary Taggart, b. 31 Mar 1886, Manchester, Hillsborough, NH , d. 10 Dec 1957 (Age 71 years) |
+ | 2. Ruth Story Taggart, b. 23 Jul 1891, Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH , d. 27 Mar 1988 (Age 96 years) |
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Family ID |
F141 |
Group Sheet |