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'''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]
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[[Category:1821 births]]
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[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York]]