He was born in St. Paul's Parish, Rupert's Land, the son of James Taylor, chief fisherman for the Hudson's Bay Company, and Mary Inkster, and was educated at St, Paul's School. From 1852 to 1856, Taylor taught school at Oxford House, at Norway House and at the parish school in Headingley. In 1856, he bought land on the Assiniboine River.[1] Taylor represented Headingly as a member of the Convention of Forty in 1870. He was part of the armed party from Portage la Prairie that was imprisoned by Louis Riel in February 1870. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1870 but was unseated after some votes were declared invalid.[2] Taylor was elected in the general election that followed in 1875 and again in 1878. He was a member of the Manitoba cabinet, serving as Minister of Agriculture. Taylor also was a justice of the peace and served thirty years as a school trustee.[1]
Taylor was married twice. In 1856, he married a Métis woman, Flora Campbell, with whom he had eight children. After her death in 1872, he married Frances Jane Brown in 1873; he had fourteen children with her.[3][4]
john, taylor, manitoba, politician, other, people, named, john, taylor, john, taylor, disambiguation, john, taylor, 1834, march, 1925, métis, farmer, political, figure, manitoba, represented, headingly, from, 1875, 1879, legislative, assembly, manitoba, john, . For other people named John Taylor see John Taylor disambiguation John Taylor c 1834 March 3 1925 1 was a Metis farmer and political figure in Manitoba He represented Headingly from 1875 to 1879 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba John TaylorBornc 1834St Paul s Parish Rupert s LandDiedMarch 3 1925 1925 03 03 aged 90 91 Headingly ManitobaNationalityCanadianOccupation s Farmer politicianSpouse s Flora Campbell 1856 1872 Frances Jane Brown m 1873 wbr Children22 He was born in St Paul s Parish Rupert s Land the son of James Taylor chief fisherman for the Hudson s Bay Company and Mary Inkster and was educated at St Paul s School From 1852 to 1856 Taylor taught school at Oxford House at Norway House and at the parish school in Headingley In 1856 he bought land on the Assiniboine River 1 Taylor represented Headingly as a member of the Convention of Forty in 1870 He was part of the armed party from Portage la Prairie that was imprisoned by Louis Riel in February 1870 He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1870 but was unseated after some votes were declared invalid 2 Taylor was elected in the general election that followed in 1875 and again in 1878 He was a member of the Manitoba cabinet serving as Minister of Agriculture Taylor also was a justice of the peace and served thirty years as a school trustee 1 Taylor was married twice In 1856 he married a Metis woman Flora Campbell with whom he had eight children After her death in 1872 he married Frances Jane Brown in 1873 he had fourteen children with her 3 4 He died at home in Headingley in 1925 1 5 John Taylor Collegiate in Winnipeg was named in his honour 1 References edit a b c d e John Taylor 1834 1925 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2012 09 20 Russenholt Edgar Stanford 1968 The heart of the continent being the history of Assiniboia the truly typical Canadian community p 150 Archived from the original on 2020 01 09 Retrieved 2012 09 19 Farquhar McGillivray fl 1777 p 11 University of Calgary Manitoba Celebrates 150 years of Confederation Retrieved 2021 02 11 Barkwell Lawrence https www scribd com document 33359142 Taylor John b 1834 M L A nbsp nbsp This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Taylor Manitoba politician amp oldid 1199447709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
