John Taylor (d. July 12, 1821) was a United States Representative from South Carolina.
Taylor was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1802–1805.
After his time in Congress he served as receiver of public monies at Cahawba, Alabama.
Their daughter, Mary Margaret Smith Taylor, married journalist and planter Meredith Calhoun.
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