Calvin Howard Taylor (March 14, 1896 – November 10, 1976) was a politician in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1951 as a

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(CCF) member. The son of John Taylor and Elizabeth Payne, he was born in Madawaska and was educated there and in

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. In 1917, Taylor married Catherine Hamilton. He was chief clerk for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. Taylor was mayor of

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for four years.

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1896 births 1976 deaths Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPPs 20th-century Canadian politicians Mayors of places in Ontario {{Ontario-MPP-stub