Jonathan Taylor was an American pioneer and politician. He was a member of the

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. Taylor began his life in

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, before moving to the

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. In 1838, Taylor worked as an agent for a two-horse stage line operating between Mineral Point,

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and

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, run by Colonel

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. While working there, Taylor laid one of the first claims in

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near present-day

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, along with Berry Haney and Solomon Shore. After Nichols died, Taylor purchased a two horse team and hauled goods between

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, Milwaukee, and Madison. During the winter months, Taylor hauled sleds of

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from Green Bay to

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and returned with supplies needed in

, Fond du Lac and Green Bay. He worked for a time as a contractor in Milwaukee, where he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1857. He then moved to

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with Charles Trainor, where he made a fortune laying block pavement.Memoirs of Milwaukee County : from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Milwaukee County. Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1909. OCLC 3347831. p. 164 Reprinted by La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 2000. , , ,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jonathan Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Wabash, Indiana Year of birth missing Year of death missing 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature