Nathan C. D. Taylor (1810 – March 20, 1887) was a politician from Minnesota Territory and a former member of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, representing Taylors Falls, Minnesota. He was born in Belknap County, New Hampshire and also lived in Alton, Illinois for a time. He settled near St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin in 1848 and was also involved in the development of Taylors Falls, Minnesota. He ran a mercantile business in Taylors Falls and was also engaged in the lumber industry. He was twice elected to the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives: first in 1854 (where he also served as speaker) and again in 1856 (in a disputed election with William Wallace Kingsbury). He later served as the treasurer for Chisago County, Minnesota from 1866 to 1876. He died in Taylors Falls in 1887.[1][2]
Nathan C. D. Taylor | |
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| 5th Speaker of the Minnesota Territory House of Representatives | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Preceded by | David Day |
| Succeeded by | James S. Norris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1810 Belknap County, New Hampshire |
| Died | March 1887 (aged 76–77) Taylors Falls, Minnesota |
References
edit- ^ Folsom, William Henry Carman (1888). Fifty Years in the Northwest. Minnesota: Pioneer Press Company. p. 337.
- ^ "Taylor, Nathan C. D. — Legislator Record". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
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