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American politician (1827–1884)

John Taffe


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's at-large district
In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Turner M. Marquett
Succeeded by	Lorenzo Crounse
8th President of the Nebraska Territorial Council
In office December 2, 1861 – January 10, 1862
Preceded by	William H. Taylor
Succeeded by	Edwin A. Allen

Personal details
Born	(1827-01-30)January 30, 1827 Indianapolis, Indiana
Died	March 14, 1884(1884-03-14) (aged 57) North Platte, Nebraska
Resting place	Prospect Hill Cemetery, North Omaha, Nebraska
Political party	Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	American Civil War

John Taffe (January 30, 1827 – March 14, 1884) was a Nebraska Republican politician.

Biography

He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 30, 1827. He passed the bar and moved to the Nebraska Territory in 1856, becoming a member of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives from 1858 to 1859 and as the president of the Nebraska Territorial council in 1860 and 1861. During the American Civil War, he enlisted and served as major in the Second Regiment of the Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry. Originally named Captain of Company "I", he was promoted to Major Jan 24, 1863, joining the Field Officers of the entire regiment.

He returned to Omaha, Nebraska, where he was elected to the Fortieth United States Congress from Nebraska. He was re-elected two times serving from March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1873. During the Forty-second United States Congress, he was the chairman on the Committee on Territories.

He resumed his practice of law, becoming receiver of the public land office in North Platte, Nebraska, where he died March 14, 1884. He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in North Omaha.

References

"Taffe, John". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 14, 2006.
"Taffe, John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 14, 2006.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byTurner M. Marquett (R)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's at-large congressional district March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Succeeded byLorenzo Crounse (R)

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska
1st district	A. Weaver McShane Connell Bryan Strode Burkett Pollard Maguire Reavis Thorpe Morehead Luckey Heinke Sweet Copeland Curtis P. Weaver Beermann Callan Denney Thone Bereuter Fortenberry Flood
2nd district	Laird Laws McKeighan Mercer G. Hitchcock Kennedy G. Hitchcock Lobeck Jefferis Sears Baldrige Burke C. McLaughlin Buffett O'Sullivan Buffett Hruska Chase Cunningham McCollister Cavanaugh Daub Hoagland Christensen Terry Ashford Bacon
3rd district	Valentine Dorsey Kem Meiklejohn Maxwell Robinson McCarthy Boyd Latta Stephens Evans Howard Stefan Harrison Brock Beermann Martin V. Smith Barrett Osborne A. Smith
4th district	Hainer Stark Hinshaw Sloan M. McLaughlin Norton Sloan Norton Shallenberger Binderup Curtis Miller McGinley Martin
5th district	McKeighan Andrews Sutherland Shallenberger Norris Barton Shallenberger Andrews Shallenberger Johnson Shallenberger Carpenter Coffee
6th district	Kem Greene Neville Kinkaid Humphrey Simmons
At-large	Marquett Taffe Crounse Welch Majors Valentine
Territory	Giddings Chapman Ferguson Estabrook Daily P. Hitchcock

v t e Presiding officers of the Nebraska Legislature
Speakers of the Territorial House (1855–1867)	Hanscom Sullivan Gibbs Decker Morton (pro tem) Poppleton (pro tem) Bennet Strickland DePuy Jones Lake Kirkpatrick Megeath Chapin
Presidents of the Territorial Council (1855–1867)	Sharp Folsom Bowen Miller Donelan Taylor Taffe Allen Mason Rogers
Speakers of the House (1866–1936)	Pollock Chapin McLennan Collins Sessions Towle Nance Mathewson Shedd Humphrey Field Harlan Watson Elder Gaffin Richards Clark Sears Mockett Rouse Nettleton Pool Kuhl Kelley Jackson Dalbey Anderson Mathers Burke Rodman Coulter Kier O'Malley O'Gara
Presidents pro tempore of the Senate (1866–1936)	Welch Rogers Taylor Cunningham Hascall Gwyer Griggs Barton Blanchard Marshall Dinsmore Conner Howe Meiklejohn Poynter Correll Watson Ransom Talbot Steele Harrison Jennings Saunders Tibbets Morehead Kemp Kohl Mattes Bushee Norval Saunders Robbins Reed Cooper McGowan McCarter Stewart Neumann
Speakers of the Legislature (since 1937)	C. Warner Diers Howard Crosby Peterson Raecke Lee Hoyt Prohs Tvrdik Burney Beaver Pizer Thompson Moulton Bowen Adamson J. Warner Hasebroock Proud Burbach Luedtke Marvel Nichol Barrett Baack Withem Kristensen Bromm Brashear Flood Adams Hadley Scheer Hilgers Arch

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