Edward Robeson Taylor

Edward Robeson Taylor
28th Mayor of San Francisco
In office July 16, 1907 – January 8, 1910
Preceded by	Charles Boxton
Succeeded by	P. H. McCarthy
Personal details
Born	September 22, 1838 Springfield, Illinois
Died	July 5, 1923 (aged 84) San Francisco
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Poet, Lawyer

Edward Robeson Taylor (September 24, 1838 – July 5, 1923) was the 28th Mayor of San Francisco serving from July 16, 1907 to January 7, 1910.

Edward Robeson Taylor was born on September 24, 1838 in Springfield, Illinois, the only son of Henry West Taylor and the former Mary Thaw of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (he was descended on his mother's side from the early colonial merchant, Andrew Robeson, of Philadelphia.) He was a lawyer and a poet in California before he became mayor, publishing an 1898 book of sonnets based on the paintings of William Keith. Taylor was appointed mayor due to the resignation of Charles Boxton, after his eight-day term. When he was sworn in, he became the oldest mayor of San Francisco to be sworn in at 68 years old and still currently holds the record today. He died in San Francisco on July 5, 1923. His remains are housed at the San Francisco Columbarium.^[1] The political economist Henry George credits Taylor for influencing his work on Progress and Poverty, one of the most popular and influential books in American history.^[2]

Notes

1. San Francisco Columbarium. Find A Grave. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
2. Brechin, Gray (2003). Indestructable By Reason of Beauty: The Beaumanance of a Public Library Building (PDF). Greenwood Press. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

References

• Exhibition spotlights career...
• An Extraordinary Mayor for an Extraordinary City
• Edward Robeson Taylor (1898), Sonnets of Edward Robeson Taylor on some pictures painted by William Keith (Sonnets of Edward Robeson Taylor on some pictures painted by William Keith. ed.), San Francisco: Printed by the E.D. Taylor Co.

External links

• Edward Robeson Taylor at Find a Grave