C. H. J. Taylor | |
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| United States Minister to Liberia | |
| In office March 11, 1887 – September 22, 1887 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Moses A. Hopkins |
| Succeeded by | Ezekiel E. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1857 Marion, Alabama |
| Died | 1899 (aged 41–42) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charles Henry James Taylor[1] (1857–1899), was an American journalist, editor, lawyer, orator, and political organizer. An early supporter of Democratic President Grover Cleveland, he was appointed Minister to Liberia during Cleveland's first presidential term.
During Cleveland's second term, Taylor was the first African American ever nominated for a diplomatic appointment to a predominantly white country, Bolivia, although he was not confirmed by the Senate. He was subsequently appointed Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, a position he held until the early McKinley administration. After leaving Washington, Taylor edited an Atlanta newspaper, The Southern Appeal, and served as dean of the Law Department at Morris Brown College.