Leon Taylor | |
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Acting Governor of New Jersey | |
In office October 28, 1913 – January 20, 1914 | |
Preceded by | James Fairman Fielder (acting) |
Succeeded by | James Fairman Fielder |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
Personal details | |
Born | October 26, 1883 Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | April 1, 1924 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 40)
Political party | Democratic |
Leon Rutherford Taylor (October 26, 1883 – April 1, 1924) was an American politician who was the acting governor of New Jersey from October 28, 1913, to January 20, 1914. Taylor took office upon the resignation of James Fairman Fielder, who had stepped down to create a vacancy in the governorship and avoid constitutional limits on succeeding himself.