David Taylor (Wisconsin judge)

David Taylor (March 11, 1818 – April 3, 1891) was an American politician and jurist from Wisconsin and was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

David Taylor
Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office April 1, 1878 – April 3, 1891
Preceded by	New Seat
Succeeded by	John B. Winslow
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 4th Circuit
In office July 1, 1858 – December 31, 1868
Appointed by	Coles Bashford
Preceded by	William R. Gorsline
Succeeded by	Campbell McLean
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 1st district
In office January 13, 1869 – January 11, 1871
Preceded by	Robert H. Hotchkiss
Succeeded by	John H. Jones
In office January 10, 1855 – January 14, 1857
Preceded by	Horatio N. Smith
Succeeded by	Elijah Fox Cook
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Sheboygan 1st district
In office January 12, 1853 – January 11, 1854
Preceded by	James McMillan Shafter
Succeeded by	Adolph Rosenthal
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1818 Carlisle, New York
Died	April 3, 1891 (aged 73) Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Resting place	Wildwood Cemetery Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican Whig (before 1854)
Spouse(s)	Mary Salome (Calender) Taylor (died 1898)
Children	Mary Esther (McDonnell) ^(b. 1860; died 1952) Alma (Roys) ^(b. 1876; died 1974) 1 other daughter 2 sons
Occupation	lawyer, politician, judge

Biography

Born in Carlisle, New York,[1] Taylor graduated from Union College in 1841 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1844.[1] He married Mary Salome Calender (1828–1898), with whom he had five children.[1]

In 1846, Taylor moved to the Wisconsin Territory, and practiced law in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and later in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.[1] In 1853, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Taylor served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge from 1857 to 1869 and served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1855 to 1856 and again from 1869 to 1870. In 1878, Taylor was elected to a newly created seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and he served until his death.[1][2][3]

Taylor died unexpectedly of heart disease in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]

See also

• David Taylor House

References

1. "Judge Taylor Dead". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. April 8, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
2. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2713&search&term=taylor
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• David Taylor at Find a Grave