John Taber

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John Taber
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Clarence Cannon
Succeeded by	Clarence Cannon
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Clarence Cannon
Succeeded by	Clarence Cannon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Norman J. Gould
Succeeded by	Frank Horton
Constituency	36th district (1923–1945) 38th district (1945–1953) 36th district (1953–1963)
Personal details
Born	(1880-05-05)May 5, 1880 Auburn, New York
Died	November 22, 1965(1965-11-22) (aged 85) Auburn, New York
Resting place	Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Gertrude Johnson Beard ​ ​ (m. 1929; died 1964)​
Children	1
Alma mater	Yale University New York Law School
Profession	Attorney

John Taber (May 5, 1880 – November 22, 1965) 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.

Biography

Taber was born in Auburn, New York on May 5, 1880, the son of attorney and businessman Franklin P. Taber and Susan (Parker) Taber. He attended the public schools of Auburn, and graduated from Auburn High School in 1898. He graduated from Yale University in 1902, and received his law degree from New York Law School in 1904. He attained admission to the bar in November 1914, and commenced practice in Auburn.

Taber represented Auburn's second ward on the Cayuga County Board of Supervisors in 1905 and 1906. From 1910 to 1918, he served as a special judge of the county court. 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. In 1922, he was chosen to serve as president of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce.

He represented New York in the House of Representatives as a Republican from the 68th to the 87th Congresses (March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1963), where he was the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations during the 80th and 83rd Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination to the 88th Congress in 1962. Taber voted against of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Taber died in Auburn on November 22, 1965, and was interred at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.

Family

In 1929, Taber married Gertrude Johnson Beard (1893-1964), who had been working as his secretary. They were the parents of a son, Charles Beard Taber (1920-1969).

References

• United States Congress. "John Taber (id: T000001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John Taber at Find a Grave

Bibliography

Congressman John Taber of Auburn: Politics and Federal Appropriations, 1923–1962, Cary S. Henderson, Ph.D. dissertation, Duke University, 1964.