Prince George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Biographies.....Taylor, George Keith 
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Author: Henry Howe


George Keith Taylor was, we believe, a native of this county. He was a member of
the legislature in '98 and '99, during the famous discussion of the alien and
sedition laws, in the advocacy of which he bore a conspicuous part. He was a
leader of the federal party, and a confederate of John Marshall, whose sister he
married. As an advocate in criminal cases he was distinguished: his oratorical
powers have been described as little inferior to those of Patrick Henry; and
like him, his manner on commencing was unprepossessing. In Gilmer's "Sketches
and Essays" there is a note which says that "Mr. Taylor was one of the most
eminent lawyers of his state -- acute, profound, logical, and persuasive; of
fine wit, of exquisite humor, of brilliant fancy, and of the most amiable
disposition."


Additional Comments:
From Prince George County history in Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry
Howe, 1845.

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