Robert L. Taylor Notebook
This collection consists of legal case summaries handwritten by Robert L. Taylor of Nashville. Dates of the cases range from 1819-1906. Topics covered include misdemeanors, contracts, and torts.
Dates
- circa 1906
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of legal case summaries handwritten by Robert L. Taylor of Nashville. Dates of the cases range from 1819-1906. Topics covered include misdemeanors, contracts, and torts.
Biographical/Historical Note
Robert Love Taylor (1850-1912) of Nashville served as U. S. Representative from Tennessee of the 1st District from 1879-81. He was also appointed pension agent in Knoxville in 1886, and he was Governor of Tennessee from 1887-91 and 1897-99. He served as a U. S. Senator, 1907-12. He died in office 1912. Robert L. Taylor is infamously known for having run for Governor of Tennessee in 1886 against his brother Alf (the Republican nominee) in a race that became known as the War of the Roses.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection is property of Special Collections.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository