George Taylor (Canadian politician)

For other persons of the same name, see George Taylor.

The Hon. George Taylor

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

Born in Lansdowne, Leeds County, Ontario, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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 (he served in Parliament for almost 37 years) until his death in 1919. From 1891 to 1896, he was the Chief Government Whip and from 1901 to 1907 the Chief Opposition Whip.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by David Ford Jones	Member of Parliament for Leeds South 1882–1904	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1903.
Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1903.	Member of Parliament for Leeds 1904–1911	Succeeded by William Thomas White
Political offices
Preceded by Paul Étienne Grandbois	Chief Government Whip 1891–1896	Succeeded by James Sutherland

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