Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
James Davis Taylor | |
Smallimage: | JDTaylor.jpg |
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.