George Taylor (Canadian politician)

The Honourable
George Taylor
The Honourable George Taylor
Chief Government Whip
	In office; 1891–1896
Prime Minister	John Abbott; John Sparrow David Thompson; Mackenzie Bowell; Charles Tupper;
Preceded by	Paul-Étienne Grandbois
Succeeded by	James Sutherland
Chief Opposition Whip
	In office; 1901–1907
Preceded by	Inaugural holder
Succeeded by	Frederick Forsyth Pardee
Senator ; from Ontario
	In office; November 14, 1911 – March 26, 1919
Nominated by	Robert Borden
Appointed by	The Duke of Connaught
Member of Parliament; for Leeds ; Leeds South (1882–1904)
	In office; June 20, 1882 – October 25, 1911
Preceded by	David Ford Jones
Succeeded by	William Thomas White
Personal details
Born	March 31, 1840; Lansdowne, Upper Canada
Died	March 26, 1919 (aged 78)
Party	Conservative

George Taylor (March 31, 1840 – March 26, 1919) was a Canadian politician.

Background

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.

1882 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	1,993	53.73
	Unknown	C.E. Britton	1,716	46.27

1887 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,456	54.63
	Liberal	C.E. Britton	2,040	45.37

1891 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,294	51.18
	Liberal	J.B. Turner	2,188	48.82

1896 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,501	52.36
	Liberal	William H. Fredenburgh	2,013	42.14
	Patrons of Industry	James H. Horton	263	5.51

1900 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Taylor	2,472	54.52
	Liberal	William A. Lewis	2,062	45.48