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 byNew Seat
Succeeded byJohn B. Winslow
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 4th Circuit
In office
July 1, 1858 – December 31, 1868
Appointed byColes Bashford
Preceded byWilliam R. Gorsline
Succeeded byCampbell McLean
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 13, 1869 – January 11, 1871
Preceded byRobert H. Hotchkiss
Succeeded byJohn H. Jones
In office
January 10, 1855 – January 14, 1857
Preceded byHoratio N. Smith
Succeeded byElijah Fox Cook
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Sheboygan 1st district
In office
January 12, 1853 – January 11, 1854
Preceded byJames McMillan Shafter
Succeeded byAdolph Rosenthal
Personal details
Born(1818-03-11)March 11, 1818
Carlisle, New York
DiedApril 3, 1891(1891-04-03) (aged 73)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Resting placeWildwood Cemetery
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Political party
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
Occupationlawyer, 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

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)


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