American politician
George Sylvester Taylor (March 2, 1822 – January 3, 1910) became the first mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts , on January 5, 1891.
Personal life
He was born March 2, 1822, in South Hadley, Massachusetts ,[ 2] Sarah Eaton (1793–1870). The family moved to Chicopee Falls in 1828, which was then a part of Springfield, Massachusetts .
He married Asenath Boylston Cobb (1826–1898) on November 25, 1845, with whom he had six children. Taylor died in Chicopee.
Business and political life
Starting in 1864, Taylor ran the Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool Company in Springfield.[ 2]
As a member of the Republican Party , Taylor served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1860 to 1861 and the Massachusetts Senate in 1869.[ 1] Chicopee Falls Savings Bank .
When Chicopee, Massachusetts , was first incorporated as a city in 1891, Taylor was elected mayor without opposition.[ 2]
Taylor was a deacon of the Congregational Church of Chicopee for 45 years, and president of the local YMCA .[ 2]
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References
^ a b c Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago , Boston, Massachusetts: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 431 ^ a b c d Davis, William T. (1897). The New England States 429 –432. Retrieved 17 February 2016 .
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