Hugh Taylor (Australian politician)

Hugh Taylor (19 March 1823 – 13 December 1897) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Parramatta to ex-convict Hugh Taylor, then a general agent, and Elizabeth O'Farrel. He was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and became a butcher, although he also worked as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. On 29 December 1846, he married Frances Eliza Connor, with whom he had six children; he converted to Roman Catholicism on his marriage.[1]

In 1865 he became a Parramatta alderman, a position he held until his death in 1897; he was mayor from 1871 to 1873.[1]

Initially a supporter of James Byrnes, he opposed Byrnes for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Parramatta in 1869.[1] Unsuccessful on that occasion, he won election in 1872.[2] Taylor immediately resigned as he had received conflicting legal advice as to whether his contract to supply articles to a destitute institution disqualified him from office. He was elected unopposed at the May 1872 by-election.[3] He was re-elected in 1874,[4] but resigned in 1876 after he was referred to the Committee of Elections and Qualification as to whether he had a contract with the government.[5] He was re-elected at the April 1876 by-election.[6] He was re-elected in 1877,[7] defeated in 1880 when the electorate was reduced to a single member,[8] but he was re-elected in 1882,[9] becoming associated with the Free Trade Party. He held the seat until he was defeated again in 1894.[10] He did not hold ministerial or parliamentary office.[11]

Taylor died at Parramatta on 13 December 1897(1897-12-13) (aged 74).[11]

References
  1. Lyons, Mark. "Taylor, Hugh (1823–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1872 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. "Election for Parramatta". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1874-5 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. "Nomination for Parramatta". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1876 Parramatta by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1877 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1880 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1882 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1894 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. "Mr Hugh Taylor (1823-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

 

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