Taylor, a Republican, was elected city attorney of Indianapolis in 1885. He was re-elected to the position in 1887 and served until 1889.[4][2]
In 1886, Taylor traveled across the state with Benjamin Harrison (later President of the United States) to campaign for candidates of the Indiana Republican Party in numerous upcoming elections. Taylor gave numerous speeches during his tour of the state and gained a reputation within the party as a skilled public speaker.[4]
In 1889, after receiving the unanimous nomination by 1,500 Republican delegates at the party's convention, Taylor was elected Indiana Attorney General, succeeding William A. Ketcham. Taylor served as Attorney General in the administrations of GovernorsJames A. Mount and Winfield T. Durbin, both Republicans. During his time as Attorney General, Taylor helped to collect a $636,000 war claim filed by the state of Indiana against the federal government three decades prior in 1868, making Indiana the only Union state that collected the entirety of its Civil War claim. Taylor also worked with IU biologist Carl H. Eigenmann to introduce a bill to the General Assembly to establish a state nature reserve in Lawrence County on a tract of farmland to protect the unique flora and fauna that were found to be living there. Former prosecutor Cassius C. Hadley served as Assistant Attorney General to Taylor. Taylor was re-elected to the position in a landslide and served until January 1, 1903, when he was succeeded to the office by Charles W. Miller.[4][6][7][2]
Taylor sought the Republican nomination in the 1904 Indiana gubernatorial election. Those promoting his candidacy claimed that Taylor was a wise choice for the nomination due to his popularity within Marion County, which at that time was a bellwether county that often predicted statewide electoral trends. Taylor was considered "the leading candidate for several months" but ultimately lost the race for the Republican nomination to Frank Hanly, who would go on to win the election.[4]
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For the civil rights attorney see William L Taylor William Lamborn Taylor July 16 1850 November 8 1940 was an American lawyer and politician who served as the seventeenth Indiana Attorney General from November 18 1898 to January 1 1903 1 2 3 William L Taylor17th Indiana Attorney GeneralIn office November 18 1898 January 1 1903GovernorJames A Mount Winfield T DurbinPreceded byWilliam A KetchamSucceeded byCharles W Miller Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Political career 1 3 Personal life and death 2 ReferencesBiography editEarly life and education edit Taylor was born in a log cabin in Wolcottville Indiana His father was Venorris Raymond Taylor a farmer and member of the Indiana General Assembly originally from Lawrence County Ohio who settled first in LaGrange County and Iowa Territory before coming to Noble County William Taylor s mother was Mary Ann nee Rowe Taylor of Marion Ohio 4 5 2 Taylor worked on the family farm before becoming a section hand on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad at age sixteen He was promoted to fireman and considered a long term career on the railroad but ultimately decided against it Taylor attended common school in Wolcottville before attending Hillsdale College in Hillsdale Michigan He then attended Indiana University in Bloomington graduating with a B A in 1877 In 1881 despite his poverty Taylor began attending Central Law School today known as the Indiana University Robert H McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis obtaining his LL B from the school and remaining in Indianapolis after graduating He began practicing law first with Henry Clay Allen a circuit court judge and Stanton J Peelle a U S Representative from Indiana and later Chief Justice of the United States Court of Claims and later with Floyd A Woods son of federal judge William Allen Woods 4 2 Political career edit Taylor a Republican was elected city attorney of Indianapolis in 1885 He was re elected to the position in 1887 and served until 1889 4 2 In 1886 Taylor traveled across the state with Benjamin Harrison later President of the United States to campaign for candidates of the Indiana Republican Party in numerous upcoming elections Taylor gave numerous speeches during his tour of the state and gained a reputation within the party as a skilled public speaker 4 In 1889 after receiving the unanimous nomination by 1 500 Republican delegates at the party s convention Taylor was elected Indiana Attorney General succeeding William A Ketcham Taylor served as Attorney General in the administrations of Governors James A Mount and Winfield T Durbin both Republicans During his time as Attorney General Taylor helped to collect a 636 000 war claim filed by the state of Indiana against the federal government three decades prior in 1868 making Indiana the only Union state that collected the entirety of its Civil War claim Taylor also worked with IU biologist Carl H Eigenmann to introduce a bill to the General Assembly to establish a state nature reserve in Lawrence County on a tract of farmland to protect the unique flora and fauna that were found to be living there Former prosecutor Cassius C Hadley served as Assistant Attorney General to Taylor Taylor was re elected to the position in a landslide and served until January 1 1903 when he was succeeded to the office by Charles W Miller 4 6 7 2 Taylor sought the Republican nomination in the 1904 Indiana gubernatorial election Those promoting his candidacy claimed that Taylor was a wise choice for the nomination due to his popularity within Marion County which at that time was a bellwether county that often predicted statewide electoral trends Taylor was considered the leading candidate for several months but ultimately lost the race for the Republican nomination to Frank Hanly who would go on to win the election 4 Taylor served as counsel for the city corporation of Indianapolis 8 Personal life and death edit Taylor was a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association In 1929 he was elected president of the association with no opposition 8 Taylor was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church 5 Taylor died in 1940 3 References edit Attorneys General of Indiana Indiana State Library 2 December 2020 a b c d e Monks Leander John 1916 Courts and lawyers of Indiana Indianapolis Federal Publishing Company a b Indianapolis Times Indianapolis 11 November 1940 Indianapolis Times 11 November 1940 a b c d e f Indianapolis Recorder Indianapolis Marion County 5 December 1903 Indianapolis Recorder 5 December 1903 a b Lamborn Samuel 1894 The genealogy of the Lamborn family with extracts from history biographies anecdotes etc Philadelphia M L Marion Travis Charles M March 1914 Minor Notices Indiana Magazine of History 10 1 112 JSTOR 27785616 Indianapolis Journal Volume 52 Number 362 Indianapolis Marion County 28 December 1902 Indianapolis Journal 28 December 1902 a b News of Bench and Bar Indiana Law Journal 5 240 December 1929 Political offices Preceded byWilliam A Ketcham Indiana Attorney General1898 1903 Succeeded byCharles W Miller Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William L Taylor Indiana politician amp oldid 1171239652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
