George W. Taylor
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Marinette district
In office
January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899
Preceded byCharles C. Daily
Succeeded byRobert O. Hunt
Personal details
Born(1855-03-31)March 31, 1855
Wenham, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 1931(1931-01-27) (aged 75)
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery, Chicago
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Ella Francis Case
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(m. 1882⁠–⁠1931)​
Children
  • George Irving Taylor
  • (b. 1884; died 1885)
  • John Case Taylor
  • (b. 1886; died 1921)

George William Taylor (March 31, 1855 – January 27, 1931) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Marinette County in the 1895 and 1897 sessions.

Biography

George W. Taylor was born in Wenham, Massachusetts, in 1855. He was educated in the schools in Middletown and Hartford, Connecticut, and then went to work in the lumber business. He lived for 14 years in Chicago and worked for the lumber firm D. K. Pearsons & Co.[1]

He moved to northern Wisconsin in 1890, settling first at Oconto, Wisconsin, before moving to Marinette in 1892.[2]

Two years after his arrival, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly from Marinette County, running on the Republican ticket.[2] He was re-elected in 1894.[3]

After leaving office, he moved to Burlington, Ontario,[4] where he died in February 1931.[5]

Personal life and family

George W. Taylor was a son of Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Taylor, a prominent Congregationalist minister in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Taylors were descendants of John Alden, a crew member on the historic 1620 Mayflower voyage and a signer of the Mayflower Compact.[2][4]

George Taylor married Ella Frances Case of Simsbury, Connecticut, on March 16, 1882.[1] They had at least two children, though one son died in infancy.[4]

Taylor was heavily involved in Freemasonry and was a 33rd degree mason.[4]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1894, 1896)

Wisconsin Assembly, Marinette District Election, 1894[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 6, 1894
Republican George W. Taylor 2,866 56.60% +14.62%
Democratic Amos Holgate 2,059 40.66% -3.93%
Prohibition Jacob O. Lindern 139 2.74% -0.72%
Plurality 807 15.94% +13.33%
Total votes 5,064 100.0% +19.10%
Republican gain from Democratic
Wisconsin Assembly, Marinette District Election, 1896[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 3, 1896
Republican George W. Taylor (incumbent) 4,098 67.30% +10.71%
Democratic John E. Wilson 1,991 32.70% -7.96%
Plurality 2,107 34.60% +18.67%
Total votes 6,089 100.0% +20.24%
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 "George W. Taylor and Ella Frances Case". Chicago Tribune. March 17, 1882. p. 5. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Casson, Henry, ed. (1895). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 684. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Casson, Henry, ed. (1897). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 686. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Virkus, Frederick A., ed. (1925). The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy. Vol. 1. A. N. Marquis & Company. p. 852. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "State Deaths". The Capital Times. February 18, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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