Donald S. Taylor
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Donald S. Taylor served as a judge of the New York Supreme Court
and Appellate Division
for 20 years, and came from a family with a long history of public service to New York State.
Taylor was born on June 17, 1898, in Troy, NY, and attended Colgate University
, Hamilton, N.Y. (Class of 1919), where he was a member of Theta Chi, and Albany Law School of Union University, Schenectady, N.Y., (Class of 1922).
Taylor began practicing law with his father, John P. Taylor
, a former District Attorney of Rensselaer County. Taylor and his father and brother, later U.S. Congressman, Dean P. Taylor
, formed the law firm of Taylor & Taylor, later Wager, Taylor, Howd & LeForestier in Troy, New York. After Taylor's withdrawal from active practice the firm continued with his son John P. Taylor as Wager, Taylor, Howd & Brearton.
Taylor was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1948. On March 1, 1961, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller
appointed Taylor to the Appellate Division, and he was reelected in 1962 and served until retirement in 1968. He died on June 23, 1970, and is interred with his brother in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
and Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate...
for 20 years, and came from a family with a long history of public service to New York State.
Taylor was born on June 17, 1898, in Troy, NY, and attended Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
, Hamilton, N.Y. (Class of 1919), where he was a member of Theta Chi, and Albany Law School of Union University, Schenectady, N.Y., (Class of 1922).
Taylor began practicing law with his father, John P. Taylor
John P. Taylor
John Park Taylor served as District Attorney of Rensselaer County, New York from 1914–1920, and was posthumously honored with the dedication of the John P. Taylor Federal Housing Project, Troy, New York in 1954....
, a former District Attorney of Rensselaer County. Taylor and his father and brother, later U.S. Congressman, Dean P. Taylor
Dean P. Taylor
Dean Park Taylor served as a United States Congressman from New York for nearly 20 years and came from a family long involved in public service to New York. Taylor was born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., on January 1, 1902, and attended the Troy public schools, Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y...
, formed the law firm of Taylor & Taylor, later Wager, Taylor, Howd & LeForestier in Troy, New York. After Taylor's withdrawal from active practice the firm continued with his son John P. Taylor as Wager, Taylor, Howd & Brearton.
Taylor was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1948. On March 1, 1961, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...
appointed Taylor to the Appellate Division, and he was reelected in 1962 and served until retirement in 1968. He died on June 23, 1970, and is interred with his brother in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.