Samuel Tesitor Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office 1971–1974 | |
| Succeeded by | Dan D. Noble |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Massari |
| Succeeded by | Ted L. Strickland |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office 1934–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Adolph Unfug |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Stockton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Tesitor Taylor January 4, 1903 Hastings, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 1977 (aged 74) Trinidad, Colorado[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nina Taylor (née Luckenbaugh) |
| Children | Sam, Jr. |
| Residence | Walsenburg, Colorado |
| Profession | Attorney |
| [2][3] | |
Samuel Tesitor Taylor (January 4, 1903 – March 23, 1977) was a Democratic state senator from Colorado, U.S. He served in the state senate for 40 years, from 1934 to 1974.[4] Born in Hastings, Colorado,[1] the site of a former coal mine and now a ghost town, he later moved to Walsenburg, Colorado. Taylor worked as a coal miner and then earned a law degree at the University of Colorado before running for state senate. In Walsenburg, he worked as county attorney.[1]
- ^ a b c "Former state senator Sam Taylor dies at 74". The Greeley Tribune. March 24, 1977. p. 15.
- ^ Draft card for Samuel Tesitor Taylor accessed via Ancestry.com using The Wikipedia Library.
- ^ "Samuel Tesitore "Sam" Taylor". Legislator History Database — Colorado legislators past and present. Colorado General Assembly. n.d. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Sam T. Taylor (D)". Colorado Secretary of State. n.d. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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