George Sylvester Taylor (March 2, 1822 – January 3, 1910) became the first mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts, on January 5, 1891.
George Sylvester Taylor | |
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| 1st Mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 5, 1891 – January 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | William W. McClench |
| Massachusetts State Senate[1] | |
| In office 1869–1869 | |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| Board of Selectmen of the Town of Chicopee, Massachusetts[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1822 South Hadley, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 3, 1910 (aged 87) Chicopee, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Asenath Boylston Cobb |
| Signature |  |
Personal life
editHe was born March 2, 1822, in South Hadley, Massachusetts,[2] one of ten children of Sylvester Taylor, a butcher (1793–1881) and Sarah Eaton (1793–1870). The family moved to Chicopee Falls in 1828, which was then a part of Springfield, Massachusetts.
He married Asenath Boylston Cobb (1826–1898) on November 25, 1845, with whom he had six children. Taylor died in Chicopee.
Business and political life
editStarting in 1864, Taylor ran the Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool Company in Springfield.[2]
As a member of the Republican Party, Taylor served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1860 to 1861 and the Massachusetts Senate in 1869.[1] Prior to becoming Mayor, he was president of Chicopee Falls Savings Bank.
When Chicopee, Massachusetts, was first incorporated as a city in 1891, Taylor was elected mayor without opposition.[2]
Taylor was a deacon of the Congregational Church of Chicopee for 45 years, and president of the local YMCA.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Boston, Massachusetts: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 431
- ^ a b c d Davis, William T. (1897). The New England States (Vol 1 ed.). Boston: D.H. Hurd & Co. pp. 429–432. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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