Stephen Taber 4202998 224246407 2008-07-07T23:50:17Z Snigbrook 4995598 Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/64.192.22.47|64.192.22.47]]. ([[WP:TW|TW]]) {{Cleanup Congress Bio}} [[Image:Stephen Taber - Brady-Handy.jpg|thumb|Stephen Taber]] '''Stephen Taber''' ([[March 7]], [[1821]] – [[April 23]], [[1886]]) was a [[United States Congress]] Representative from New York from 1865-1869. He was the son of [[Thomas Taber II]]; born in [[Dover, New York]], [[March 7]], [[1821]]; completed preparatory studies; moved to [[Queens]], [[New York]] and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State assembly in 1860 and 1861; elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses ([[March 4]], [[1865]]-[[March 3]], [[1869]]); assisted in organizing the Long Island North Shore Transportation Co. in 1861 and served as its president for several years; director of the [[Long Island Rail Road|Long Island Rail Road Co.]]; became the first president of the Roslyn Savings Bank in 1876 and served in this capacity for a number of years; died in [[New York City]] on [[April 23]], [[1886]]; interment in [[Roslyn Cemetery]], Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y. ==References== * {{CongBio|T000002}} * [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4804 Find-A-Grave bio] {{start box}} {{USRep succession box | state=New York | district=1 | district_ord=1st | before=[[Henry G. Stebbins]] | after=[[Henry A. Reeves]] | years=1865-1869 }} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taber, Stephen}} [[Category:1821 births]] [[Category:1886 deaths]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York]]