Nathaniel Green Taylor

Nathaniel Green Taylor
15th Commissioner of Indian Affairs
In office
March 26, 1867  1869
PresidentAndrew Johnson
Preceded byLewis V. Bogy
Succeeded byEly S. Parker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st district
In office
July 24, 1866  March 3, 1867
Preceded byThomas Amos Rogers Nelson
Succeeded byRoderick R. Butler
In office
March 30, 1854  March 3, 1855
Preceded byBrookins Campbell
Succeeded byAlbert Galiton Watkins
Personal details
Born(1819-12-29)December 29, 1819
Happy Valley, Carter County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1887(1887-04-01) (aged 67)
Happy Valley, Carter County, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyWhig
American
Union
SpouseEmma Haynes Taylor
RelationsAlfred A. Taylor (son)
Robert Love Taylor (son)
William B. Carter (uncle)
Samuel P. Carter (cousin)
Landon Carter Haynes (brother-in-law)
Alma materWashington College Academy Princeton University
Professionlawyer, farmer, preacher

Nathaniel Green Taylor (December 29, 1819 April 1, 1887) was an American lawyer, farmer, and politician from Tennessee. He was U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1854 to 1855, and again from 1866 to 1867, and Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1867 to 1869.