Charles H. Taylor (Michigan politician) explained

Charles H. Taylor
Office:Michigan Secretary of State
Term Start:1850
Term End:1852
Predecessor:George R. Redfield
Successor:William Graves
State House2:Michigan
District2:Kent and Ottawa County
Term Start2:January 4, 1847
Term End2:April 3, 1848
Birth Date:20 November 1813
Birth Place:Cooperstown, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Kent County, Michigan, U.S.
Party:Democratic

Charles Hatch Taylor (November 20, 1813January 9, 1889) was an American politician who served as the eighth Secretary of State of Michigan from 1850 to 1852 as a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1847 to 1848.

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. 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.[2]

Personal life

Charles H. Taylor was married to Abigail M. Taylor. Together, they had four children.[3]

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] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fisher, Ernest B. . 1918 . Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan : historical account of their progress from first settlement to the present time . en . Internet Archive.
  2. Book: Bingham, Stephen D. . 1888 . Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators . . en . Thorp & Godfrey, state printers .
  3. Web site: Legislator Details - Charles H. Taylor. . June 14, 2020.