James Davis Taylor Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
James Davis Taylor
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Constituency Mp:New Westminster
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:James Buckham Kennedy
Successor:William Garland McQuarrie
Term Start:1908
Term End:1917
Office2:Senator for New Westminster, British Columbia
Term Start2:1917
Term End2:1941
Appointed2:Robert Borden
Birth Date:2 September 1863
Birth Place:Abenaqui Mills, Canada East
Party:Conservative

James Davis Taylor (September 2, 1863  - May 11, 1941) was a Canadian publisher, journalist, soldier and Conservative politician. As a member of the Ottawa Sharpshooters, Taylor was involved in resisting the 1885 North-West Rebellion. As a lieutenant colonel during World War I he commanded the 131st Battalion overseas.

Taylor was MP for New Westminster from 1908 until 1917. Davis was then appointed to the Senate where he served until his death.