Caleb Newbold Taylor (July 27, 1813 – November 15, 1887) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Caleb Newbold Taylor
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
1867–1871
ConstituencyPennsylvania
Personal details
Born
Caleb Newbold Taylor

(1813-07-27)July 27, 1813
Newportville, Pennsylvania, US
DiedNovember 15, 1887(1887-11-15) (aged 74)
Newportville, Pennsylvania, US
Political partyRepublican
OccupationBanker, Politician

Early life

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Caleb Newbold Taylor was born near Newportville, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits, and served as a delegate to the Whig State convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1832. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to Congress in 1848, 1850, and again in 1852. He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.

Taylor managed the finances of his extended family. He was the older brother of Franklin Taylor, who was the father of the mechanical engineer and management consultant Frederick Winslow Taylor.[1]

United States House of Representatives

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Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress. He successfully contested the election of John R. Reading to the Forty-first Congress.

Later, he was engaged in banking, and served as president of the Farmers’ National Bank of Bristol, Pennsylvania, from 1875 until his death in 1887 at his home, "Sunbury Farm," near Newportville.[2] At the time of his death he owned 1335 acres of land on 9 farms and 30 houses. His combined assets were worth $315,617.73.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wrege, Charles. Frederick W. Taylor: The Father of Scientific Management. p. 3. ISBN 1556235011.
  2. ^ "TAYLOR, Caleb Newbold". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

1867–1869
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

1870–1871
Succeeded by