George Taylor (Canadian politician)
The Hon. George Taylor | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds South | |
| In office 1882–1904 | |
| Preceded by | David Ford Jones |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1903 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds | |
| In office 1904–1911 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1903 |
| Succeeded by | William Thomas White |
| Senator for Leeds, Ontario | |
| In office 1911–1919 | |
| Appointed by | Robert Borden |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office 1891–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Paul-Étienne Grandbois |
| Succeeded by | James Sutherland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1840 Lansdowne, Upper Canada |
| Died | March 26, 1919 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Conservative |
George Taylor (March 31, 1840 – March 26, 1919) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Lansdowne, Leeds County, Upper Canada, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Leeds South in the 1882 federal election. A Conservative, he would be re-elected 7 more times until being summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Leeds, Ontario in 1911. He would sit in the Senate until his death in 1919 after having served in parliament for 37 years.
From 1891 to 1896, he was the Chief Government Whip and from 1901 to 1907 the Chief Opposition Whip.
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