'''James Willis Taylor, Jr.''' (August 28, 1880 – November 14, 1939), known as '''J. Will Taylor''' and "Hillbilly Bill",<ref name=knoxvillefocus>Hill, Ray (July 19, 2015). [https://knoxfocus.com/archives/hillbilly-bill-congressman-j-will-taylor/ ‘Hillbilly Bill:’ Congressman J. Will Taylor]. ''The Knoxville Focus''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> was an eastern [[Tennessee]] Republican from Union County<ref>Peters, Bonnie Heiskell (October 8, 2017). [https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/union-county/ Union County]. ''Tennessee Encyclopedia''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> who represented the state's 2nd congressional district for two decades in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He previously was the chair of the GOP state executive committee for two years.
==Background==
Taylor was born in Lend Mine Bend, Tennessee to Sarah Elizabeth Rogers and James Willis Taylor, Sr.<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> After enduring through hardships, he attended and graduated from Holbrook Normal College, located in Fountain City. Taylor later graduated from Cumberland School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1902.<ref name=knoxvillefocus/>
==U.S. House of Representatives==