Notes for: John Louis Taylor

Born in London of Irish parents, John Louis Taylor came to America at the age of twelve. He was licensed to the bar in 1788, and in 1792 he entered politics as a Federalist to represent the town of Fayetteville in the NC House of Commons. In 1798 he was elected a judge of the NC Superior Court, and in 1811 was named the first Chief Justice of North Carolina.