David Taylor (Wisconsin judge)

The Honorable
David Taylor
Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
April 18, 1878 – April 3, 1891
Preceded byNew Seat
Succeeded byJohn B. Winslow
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 4th Circuit
In office
July 1, 1858 – December 31, 1868
Appointed byAlexander Randall
Preceded byWilliam R. Gorsline
Succeeded byCampbell McLean
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 4, 1869 – January 2, 1871
Preceded byRobert H. Hotchkiss
Succeeded byJohn H. Jones
In office
January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857
Preceded byHoratio N. Smith
Succeeded byElijah Fox Cook
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Sheboygan 1st district
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byJames McMillan Shafter
Succeeded byAdolph Rosenthal
District Attorney of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Territory
In office
January 1, 1847 – January 1, 1848
Preceded byD. U. Harrington
Succeeded byJohn Sharpstein
Personal details
Born(1818-03-11)March 11, 1818
Carlisle, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 3, 1891(1891-04-03) (aged 73)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathHeart attack
Resting placeWildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouses
  • Mary Salome Calender
  • (died 1898)
Children
  • Mary Esther (McDonnell)
  • (b. 1860; died 1952)
  • Alma (Roys)
  • (b. 1876; died 1974)
  • Jerry Taylor
  • Alice Taylor
  • David Taylor
  • 1 other son
Alma materUnion College
Occupationlawyer, politician, judge

David W. Taylor (March 11, 1818 – April 3, 1891) was an American attorney, judge, and Republican politician. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 13 years of his life (1878–1891). Previously, he served ten years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly.