| Edmund Harvey Taylor | |
| Constituency Mp4: | Thames |
| Parliament4: | New Zealand |
| Term Start4: | 4 February 1909 |
| Term End4: | 20 November 1911 |
| Predecessor4: | James McGowan |
| Successor4: | Thomas William Rhodes |
| Birth Date: | 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Laneast, Cornwall, England |
| Death Date: | 30 September 1927 |
| Death Place: | Cornwall, England |
| Party: | Liberal Party |
| Spouse: | Charlotte Cropp (m. 1885) |
| Occupation: | preacher, politician |
Edmund Harvey Taylor (1855 – 30 September 1927) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Taylor was born in Laneast in Cornwall, England, in 1855, the son of John Taylor, a prominent farmer. He studied in Liskeard to become a preacher of the Methodist church. His first placements were in Manchester, Birmingham, and Cheltenham.[1]
He emigrated to New Zealand in 1882 and became prominent in the temperance movement.[2] He was a member of the Thames Licensing Committee, and was at time secretary and president of the Prohibition League. On 8 July 1885, he married Charlotte "Lottie" Cropp, the eldest daughter of W. H. Cropp of Thames.[3] Her father, a long-term resident of Thames working as an engineer, was active in the Church of Christ.[4]
He stood for Parliament in the electorate in, but was defeated by Alfred Cadman[5] [6] He tried again in subsequent elections in,[7],[8] and,[9] [10] but was always beaten by James McGowan.
He won the Thames electorate in a 1909 by-election after the resignation of McGowan, but was defeated in the next election in 1911 by Thomas William Rhodes. He contested the electorate again in but Rhodes remained successful.[11] He did not contest the .[12]
He later moved to Western Springs in Auckland, where he lived in Springfield Road.[13] He was Reverend for the Congregational church in Morningside.
He died in Cornwall while on a visit to England on 30 September 1927.[14] He was survived by his wife, Charlotte Taylor, and two daughters.