Chester William Taylor

Chester William Taylor (July 16, 1883 - July 17, 1931) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Arkansas. He was born in Verona, Mississippi, but moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, with his parents in 1887. Taylor attended public schools in Pine Bluff and studied law at Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C.. Taylor served as Deputy State Auditor in 1908 and served one two-year term. He was appointed Deputy Secretary of State in 1911 and later served Deputy State Treasurer from 1911 to 1912, holding both positions under Governor George Washington Donaghey. Later, Taylor acted as secretary to his father, Congressman Samuel M. Taylor from 1913 to 1921. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh Congress to...