James Craig Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Virginia | |
| In office January 19, 1870 – January 1, 1874 | |
| Governor | Gilbert Carlton Walker |
| Preceded by | Charles Whittlesey |
| Succeeded by | Raleigh Travers Daniel |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery and Pulaski Counties district | |
| In office September 7, 1863 – March 15, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | John Dickenson |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Montgomery district | |
| In office December 7, 1881 – December 4, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Ellis |
| Succeeded by | William M. Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1826 Montgomery County, Virginia |
| Died | September 24, 1874 (aged 60) Christiansburg, Virginia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Catherine Rebecca Wade |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Virginia Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Virginia Militia Confederate States Army |
| Rank |  Major (CSA) |
| Unit | 54th Virginia Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War Battle of Middle Creek |
James Craig Taylor (September 23, 1826 – October 25, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer, newspaper publisher and politician who became the Attorney General of Virginia as Congressional Reconstruction ended. After serving in the Confederate States Army and the Virginia Senate (1863–1865), James C. Taylor won the first statewide postwar election on July 6, 1869, defeating Thomas R. Bowden who had won election four years earlier when many former Confederates were precluded from voting, or chose not to vote. Taylor later won election to the Virginia House of Delegates and served part-time for one term before losing to the man he had defeated.