Micah Taul

Micah Taul
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 9th district
In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	Thomas Montgomery
Succeeded by	Tunstal Quarles
Personal details
Born	May 14, 1785 Bladensburg, Maryland
Died	May 27, 1850 (aged 65) Mardisville, Alabama
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Relations	Grandfather of Taul Bradford
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Wayne County Volunteers
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Micah Taul (May 14, 1785 – May 27, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, grandfather of Taul Bradford.

Born in Bladensburg, Maryland, Taul moved to Kentucky with his parents in 1787. He attended private school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Monticello, Kentucky. He served as clerk of Wayne County Courts in 1801. He served as a colonel of Wayne County Volunteers in the War of 1812.

Taul was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1816. He resumed the practice of law. He moved to Winchester, Tennessee, in 1826 and continued the practice of law. He moved to Mardisville, Alabama, in 1846 and engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there on May 27, 1850. He was interred on his plantation at Mardisville.

References

• United States Congress. "Micah Taul (id: T000054)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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