George Sylvester Taylor

Politician

1822 – 1910

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Who was George Sylvester Taylor?

George Sylvester Taylor became the first mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts on January 5, 1891.

He was born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, one of ten children of Sylvestor Taylor and Sarah Eaton. He married Asenath Boylston Cobb on November 25, 1845, with whom he had six children. Taylor died in Chicopee.

As a member of the Republican Party, Taylor served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1860 to 1861 and the Massachusetts Senate in 1869. Prior to becoming Mayor, he was president of Chicopee Falls Savings Bank.

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Born
Mar 2, 1822
Chicopee
Died
Jan 3, 1910
Chicopee

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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