Samuel McIntire Taylor

Samuel McIntire Taylor was a Republican politician in the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Secretary of State from 1893 to 1897.

Samuel McIntire Taylor
27th Ohio Secretary of State
In office
January 9, 1893 – January 11, 1897
GovernorWilliam McKinley
Asa S. Bushnell
Preceded byChristian L. Poorman
Succeeded byCharles Kinney
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Champaign County district
In office
January 2, 1888 – January 8, 1893
Preceded byThomas E. Cowgill
Succeeded byThomas E. Hunter
Personal details
Born(1856-07-24)July 24, 1856
Champaign County, Ohio, US
DiedDecember 7, 1916(1916-12-07) (aged 60)
Birmingham, England
Resting placeOak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Alma materOhio Wesleyan University
Cincinnati Law School

Early life edit

Samuel Taylor was born July 24, 1856, in Champaign County, Ohio. He attended country schools and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1882, where he was Phi Gamma Delta, and the Cincinnati Law School, where he graduated in 1884.[1]

Career edit

Taylor moved to Urbana, Ohio, where he practiced.[2] He was elected in 1887 to represent Champaign County in the 68th General Assembly and re-elected 1889 and 1891 to the 69th and 70th, from which he resigned.[3] He resigned when elected in 1892 to Ohio Secretary of State and then was re-elected in 1894.[2]

After leaving office in 1897, Taylor was appointed consul to Glasgow, Scotland, by President McKinley.[1] He was transferred to Callao, Peru in 1906, and served there until 1910.[1] He was appointed consul to Birmingham, England, in 1913.

Personal life edit

Taylor died from influenza in Birmingham, England on December 7, 1916.[1] He was buried at Oak Dale Cemetery in Urbana.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d The Phi Gamma Delta. Vol. 39. Phi Gamma Delta. April 1917. p. 519.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. p. 632
  3. ^ Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. p. 296
  4. ^ "Samuel McIntire Archives - Lost New England". Lost New England.
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Ohio
1897–1901
Succeeded by