Charles H. Taylor (Michigan politician)
Charles H. Taylor | |
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Michigan Secretary of State | |
In office 1850–1852 | |
Preceded by | George R. Redfield |
Succeeded by | |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Kent and Ottawa County district | |
In office January 4, 1847 – April 3, 1848 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cooperstown, New York | November 20, 1813
Died | January 9, 1889 Kent County, Michigan | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic |
Charles Hatch Taylor (November 20, 1813 – January 9, 1889) was an American politician who served as the Michigan Secretary of State.
Early life[]
Charles H. Taylor was born on November 20, 1813 in Cooperstown, New York to parents Elisha and Aurelia Taylor. In New York, Charles received an education at an academy. Charles settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1837.[1]
Career[]
Taylor served as the clerk of Kent County, Michigan for eight years. On November 2, 1846, Prosser was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Kent and Ottawa County district from January 4, 1847 to April 3, 1848.[2] Taylor served as one of five commissioners who chose the location of the insane asylum in Kalamazoo, Michigan and the deaf and dumb asylum in Flint, Michigan. Taylor edited the Grand Rapids Enquirer from 1847 to 1855. Taylor served as Michigan Secretary of State from 1850 to 1852. He was the first secretary of state elected under the 1850 Michigan Constitution. In 1861, Taylor became chief editor of the Detroit Free Press but retired the position due to poor health in 1862.[3]
Personal life[]
Charles H. Taylor was married to Abigail M. Taylor. Together, they had four children.[2]
Taylor died on January 9, 1889 in Kent County. He lived in Grand Rapids at the time of his death. He was interred at the Fulton Street Cemetery in Grand Rapids.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b Fisher, Ernest B. (1918). Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan : historical account of their progress from first settlement to the present time. Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "Legislator Details - Charles H. Taylor". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators. Thorp & Godfrey, state printers – via Internet Archive.
- 1813 births
- 1889 deaths
- Burials in Michigan
- Detroit Free Press people
- People from Cooperstown, New York
- Politicians from Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan Democrats
- Secretaries of State of Michigan
- 19th-century American politicians