William Taggart

William Taggart (September 25, 1733 – January 9, 1798) was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1793 to June 1795.^[1]

He was born in Newport, Rhode Island. He lived in Middletown, Rhode Island.^[2]

He and his son William Taggart Jr. spied on the British during the American Revolutionary War. After he was caught, his farm and home were plundered.^[3]

References

^ Manual - the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1891), p. 208-13.
^ Samuel H. Allen, "Rhode Island Judiciary", in James N. Arnold, ed., The Narragansett Historical Register (1889), Volume 7, p. 62.
^ Kernan, Joe (November 20, 2014). "Switching sides in the War of Independence". Cranston Herald.

This biography of a state judge in Rhode Island is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Manual - the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1891), p. 208-13.

[2] Samuel H. Allen, "Rhode Island Judiciary", in James N. Arnold, ed., The Narragansett Historical Register (1889), Volume 7, p. 62.

[3] Kernan, Joe (November 20, 2014). "Switching sides in the War of Independence". Cranston Herald.

[1]

[2]

[3]