Background
He was born at Bay of Biscay in Victoria to merchant James Taylor and Elizabeth Park.
He was born at Bay of Biscay in Victoria to merchant James Taylor and Elizabeth Park.
Educated at Ballarat, he left school at fourteen and entered the product merchandise trade. He was a Rockdale alderman from 1890 to 1922, serving as mayor from 1892 to 1894 and from 1904 to 1909. In 1908 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Street George, serving until his retirement in 1913.
Taylor died in Sydney in 1922.