Horace Adolphus Taylor


Horace Adolphus Taylor, a.k.a. Hod Taylor, was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

Biography

Taylor was born in Norfolk, New York on May 24, 1837. He moved to River Falls, Wisconsin in 1855. He founded the River Falls Journal with his brother Lute Taylor in 1857. In 1860, he moved to Hudson, Wisconsin, where he purchased the Hudson Chronicle. Taylor later moved again to Madison, Wisconsin in 1890, where he purchased and edited the Wisconsin State Journal until 1901. He died on August 5, 1910 at his home in Washington, D.C.

Political career

Taylor was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884 and was Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from 1883 to 1887. From 1881 to 1883, he had been U.S. Consul in Marseille, France. Taylor went on to serve in the Senate from 1889 to 1890. In 1899, he was appointed United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and remained in the position until 1906. He unsuccessfully campaigned for governor of Wisconsin in 1888 and 1896.