George Taylor (Canadian politician)

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

Prime Minister

Preceded byInaugural holder

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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	(1840-03-31)March 31, 1840 Lansdowne, Upper Canada
Died	March 26, 1919(1919-03-26) (aged 78)
Party	Conservative

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.