John Taffe

John Taffe ( born January 30, 1827 in Indianapolis, Indiana, † March 14, 1884 in North Platte, Nebraska ) was an American politician ( Republican). Between 1867 and 1873 he represented the State of Nebraska in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Taffe attended the common schools and then studied law. In 1856 he moved to the Nebraska Territory, where he was 1858-1859 deputy in the territorial House of Representatives. From 1860 to 1861 he was a member of the Governing Council of the territory.

During the Civil War Taffe Major was the Union Army. After the war he returned to Nebraska. In 1866 he was elected as an MP in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he broke on March 4, 1867 Turner M. Marquette, who had exercised this mandate only two days. After he was confirmed in each case in the years 1868 and 1870, Taffe was able to complete three 1873 legislative sessions in Congress until March 3. He was from 1871 to 1873 chairman of the committee that dealt with the administration of U.S. territories ( Committee on Territories). During his time in Congress and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, who took the required majority in the House of Representatives, while it failed on a vote in the U.S. Senate falls.

After the end of his time in Washington John Taffe worked as a lawyer. He also headed the State Property Authority ( Receiver of Public Land Office ) in North Platte. He is also passed in March 1884.