Benjamin Taylor (c. 1843 – 31 December 1886) was an accountant and politician in the colony of South Australia. He arrived in South Australia with his father in 1855 and attended

St. Peter's College St, St. or Saint Peter's College may refer to: Places of education sorted by location Australia *St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah, New South Wales * St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia * St Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane, Queensl ...

then worked as accountant for one of the big Adelaide firms, then for his father's fellmongery business in Thebarton, which became Taylor Bros., (Benjamin Taylor, Joseph Taylor and William Haigh Taylor). Taylor's Bridge (where John Street, now South Road, crossed the

Torrens Torrens may refer to: Places South Australia * Electoral district of Torrens, a state electoral district * Lake Torrens, a salt lake north of Adelaide * River Torrens, which runs through the heart of Adelaide * Torrens Building, a heritage-liste ...

) was named for their business.Parsons, Ronald ''Hindmarsh Town'' Corporation of the Town of Hindmarsh, 1974. The company was a major employer in the area, but also a malodorous polluter of the Torrens, along with similar companies

Bean Brothers Bean Brothers was a company based in Adelaide, South Australia involved in tanning, leathergoods and shipping ventures in the latter half of the 19th century. Bean Brothers Ltd was set up by the principals to consolidate their assets and develop ...

, W. Peacock & Sons and their successors G. H. Michell & Sons, W. H. Burford & Sons,

Crompton and Sons Joseph Crompton (17 January 1840 – 27 April 1901) was a vigneron, manufacturer and exporter who founded several companies in the early days of the colony of South Australia. The eastern foothills suburb of Stonyfell was named after the property ...

and others. He was the first mayor of the Town of Hindmarsh, then of the Town of Thebarton when it became a separate entity. He was for 20 years choirmaster of the Anglican All Saints' Church, Hindmarsh, and with his brothers donated the McKenzie organ to that church in 1881. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the seat of West Torrens from February 1875 to September 1876. Taylor Bros. declared insolvency in 1884; Benjamin came in for particular criticism for having made false representations to the bank. He died of peritonitis at Robe on . His wife Jessie Louisa (c. 1842 – 7 December 1886) had died only three weeks previously.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Benjamin Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 1840s births 1886 deaths Australian choral conductors 19th-century Australian politicians Mayors of places in South Australia