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Although considered healthy,<ref name=knoxfocusmysterypart1>Hill, Ray (August 26, 2018). [https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/mystery-j-will-taylors-death/ The Mystery After J. Will Taylor’s Death, I]. ''The Knoxville Focus''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> Taylor suffered a [[heart attack]] in mid-November 1939 and died while in office at the age of fifty-nine,<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> resulting in an outpouring of grief from shocked constituents whom he was beloved among.<ref name=knoxfocusmysterypart1/> Controversy also emerged afterwards, with reports of his federal office building being ransacked. Although his older daughter Elizabeth managed to recover some personal papers, others were taken away and privately kept by his youngest daughter Katheryne. At the same time, a number of Republicans considered running for the seat to succeed Taylor.<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> These included [[John Jennings, Jr.]], [[Howard Baker, Sr.]], and his daughter Elizabeth, who asserted support and encouragement for her potential candidacy as having been: