Edward L. Taylor Jr.

For other people named Edward Taylor, see Edward Taylor (disambiguation).

Edward Livingston Taylor Jr. (August 10, 1869 – March 10, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1905 to 1913.

Edward Livingston Taylor Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	De Witt C. Badger
Succeeded by	Clement L. Brumbaugh
Personal details
Born	(1869-08-10)August 10, 1869 Columbus, Ohio
Died	March 10, 1938(1938-03-10) (aged 68) Columbus, Ohio
Resting place	Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marie Agnes Firestone

Taylor in 1911

Grave of Edward Livingston Taylor, Jr.

Biography

Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of Edward (Sr,) and Kathryn (Myers) Taylor. Edward Sr. was the son of David Taylor, the founder of Truro Township and his wife Margaret Livingston, related to the Livingston and Schuyler families of New York.

Taylor attended public school and graduated from the Columbus High School. He went on to study law. He married Marie Firestone Taylor. He was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Columbus. He served as prosecuting attorney of Franklin County 1899–1904.

Congress

Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.

Personal life

He continued the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio, until his death of throat and larynx cancer on March 10, 1938, at his modest home on Granville Street in the Woodland Park neighborhood of Columbus. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

Taylor married Marie Agnes Firestone of Columbus on January 4, 1894. She was the daughter of Clinton D. Firestone, president of the Columbus Buggy Company, a carriage and vehicle factory and early automobile manufacturer.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Edward L. Taylor Jr. (id: T000071)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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