City: Embreeville
TAYLOR, Alfred Alexander, farmer and lecturer; born Happy Valley, Tenn., Aug. 6, 1848; English-Scotch-Irish and German descent; son of Nathaniel G. and Emaline (Haynes) TAYLOR; father’s occupation, Methodist minister and farmer; paternal grandparents James P. and Mary (Carter) TAYLOR, maternal grandparents David and Rhoda (Haynes) HAYNES; received academic education in the State of New Jersey; has devoted much of his life to farming and stock raising, and is now engaged in that industry; is a Republican in politics and has for years been active; member of the 51st, 52d and 53d Congress of the United States; in 1886 was the Republican candidate for Governor of the State of Tenn., and made the race against his brother, the Democratic candidate; they engaged in a series of famous joint debates, now known as the “War of the Roses;” married Jennie ANDERSON June 22, 1881; member Masons, R. A. Lodge, Elks No. 825, Johnson City; he has devoted much of his life to lectures and at one time was associated with his brother, Gov. Robert L. TAYLOR, delivering the dual lecture “Yankee Doodle and Dixie;” subject of his present lecture is “The Sheathing of the Sword.’
