Thomas William Taylor
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'''Thomas William Taylor''' ([[September 6]], [[1852]]—[[1924]]) was a politician in [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. He served as the [[Mayor of Winnipeg]], and was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] from [[1900]] to [[1914]]. Taylor was a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Conservative Party]].
Taylor was born in [[Portsmouth, England|Portsmouth]], [[England]], and was educated in [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]]. He came to [[Winnipeg]] in [[1877]] and set up a bookbinding business two years letter. Taylor served as a Winnipeg alderman in [[1892]], was elected mayor [[1893]], and was re-elected without opposition in [[1894]]. He was also the president of the Manitoba Rifle Association, and of the St. Andrew's Society. In religion, he was a member of the [[Church of England]].
Taylor first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the [[Manitoba general election, 1896|1896 provincial election]], and lost to [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Peter McIntyre]] by 238 votes in [[Winnipeg North (Manitoba riding)|Winnipeg North]]. He was first elected to the legislature in a [[by-election]], held for [[Winnipeg Centre (Manitoba riding)|Winnipeg Centre]] on [[November 1]], [[1900]]. Taylor defeated [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate [[Robert Muir]] by 157 votes, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of [[Rodmond Palen Roblin]]'s administration. He was re-elected for Liberal [[J.A. McArthur]] in the elections of [[Manitoba general election, 1903|1903]] and [[Manitoba general election, 1907|1907]].
He was returned to the legislature again in the [[Manitoba general election, 1910|1910 election]], under controversial circumstances. Taylor defeated [[Fred Dixon]], a [[Manitoba Labour Party|Labour]] candidate supported by the Liberal Party, by a margin of seventy-three votes. The [[Socialist Party of Canada (in Manitoba)|Socialist Party]] also ran a candidate in Winnipeg Centre, who received ninety-nine votes. Some believe the Conservatives encouraged the Socialist campaign to ensure their own victory.
Despite his municipal experience, Taylor was never appointed to cabinet. He did not seek re-election in 1914, and died ten years later.
Taylor's son-in-law, W.C. Birt, took over the family's bookbinding business after Taylor's death. The Thomas William Taylor printing plant and book bindery remained open in Winnipeg until [[1968]].
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[[Category:1852 births]]
[[Category:1924 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Portsmouth]]
[[Category:Manitoba Conservative Party MLAs]]
[[Category:Mayors of Winnipeg]]