George Taylor (Canadian politician)

For other people with the same name, see George Taylor (disambiguation).

The Hon. George Taylor
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds South
In office 1882–1904
Preceded by	David Ford Jones
Succeeded by	District was abolished in 1903
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds
In office 1904–1911
Preceded by	District was created in 1903
Succeeded by	William Thomas White
Senator for Leeds, Ontario
In office 1911–1919
Appointed by	Robert Borden
Chief Government Whip
In office 1891–1896
Preceded by	Paul-Étienne Grandbois
Succeeded by	James Sutherland
Personal details
Born	(1840-03-31)March 31, 1840 Lansdowne, Upper Canada
Died	March 26, 1919(1919-03-26) (aged 78)
Political party	Conservative

George Taylor (March 31, 1840 – March 26, 1919) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Lansdowne, Leeds County, Upper Canada, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Leeds South in the 1882 federal election. A Conservative, he would be re-elected 7 more times until being summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Leeds, Ontario in 1911. He would sit in the Senate until his death in 1919 after having served in parliament for 37 years.

From 1891 to 1896, he was the Chief Government Whip and from 1901 to 1907 the Chief Opposition Whip.

1882 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	1,993	53.73
	Unknown	C.E. Britton	1,716	46.27

1887 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,456	54.63
	Liberal	C.E. Britton	2,040	45.37

1891 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,294	51.18
	Liberal	J.B. Turner	2,188	48.82

1896 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,501	52.36
	Liberal	William H. Fredenburgh	2,013	42.14
	Patrons of Industry	James H. Horton	263	5.51

1900 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,472	54.52
	Liberal	William A. Lewis	2,062	45.48

References

• George Taylor – Parliament of Canada biography