lawyer, politician, judge, b. Carlisle, Schoharie County, N.Y. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. (B.A., 1841), was admitted to the N.Y. bar in 1844, and in 1846 moved to Wisconsin, settling in Sheboygan. From 1846 to 1857 he practiced law in Sheboygan and in 1857 was appointed circuit court judge of the 4th Wisconsin circuit to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William R. Gorsline. Elected to fill the unexpired term, and later to the full six year term, Taylor served on the circuit court bench from 1858 until 1869. A Whig, and later a Republican, Taylor was state assemblyman (1853) and state senator (1855-1856, 1869-1870). After leaving the circuit court bench, he returned to his law practice in Sheboygan, and in 1872 moved his practice to Fond du Lac. When the state supreme court was enlarged from three to five members, Taylor was elected one of the additional justices, and took his seat on the high court bench in April, 1878. Re-elected in 1888, he served on the state high court bench until his death. Wis. Reports, 80 (1892), pp. xxvii-xliii; J. R. Berryman, ed., Bench and Bar of Wis. (2 vols., Chicago, 1898); Madison Democrat, Apr. 4, 1891; WPA MS.Learn More
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